As William Barnes and others chatted one day on the campus of Pasco-Hernando Community College, a man approached with a proposition that proved life altering for Barnes. ...more

December 9, 2007

A longtime St. Petersburg activist was charged Thursday with stealing more than $256,000 from a small, private school where she is the director, the state's chief financial officer said. ...more

December 7, 2007

A longtime St. Petersburg activist was arrested this morning and charged with stealing more than $256,000 from a small, private school where she is the director, the state's chief financial officer said. Marva Dennard, 68, of 2326 Melrose Ave. S. was charged with two counts of grand theft in excess of $100,000. ...more

December 6, 2007

In your editorial on Nov. 21, you criticized the University of South Florida for focusing on a modern six-year graduation rate for students, rather than the four-year curriculum defined in a paradigm established long ago. The editorial was off the mark for several reasons. ...more

November 30, 2007

With the help of a $45,000 Florida Learn & Serve Grant, Gulf High School reading coach Victoria Mudry has spread the word about hurricane preparedness among her students and Pasco County. ...more

November 11, 2007

All of West Pasco's high schools made the U.S. Department of Education, s "Dropout Factory" list. ...more

November 7, 2007

Natural Impossibility It's one thing to throw a tub of letters randomly on the ground and have them spell out some words. It's quite another to have them result in a complete Shakespeare play! ...more

November 3, 2007

It's a nickname no principal could be proud of: "Dropout Factory," a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. ...more

November 2, 2007

By most accounts, Florida's new education commissioner, Eric J. Smith, is an exceptionally smart reformer. His experience in closing the achievement gap in North Carolina and Maryland will serve Florida well, and his focus on aligning the high school curriculum to college-ready standards is what the state needs to reduce the remedial crutch used by far too many students. ...more

October 11, 2007

Student Denzel Washington carefully sorted the colorful beads with classmate Rashone Mills. ...more

September 29, 2007