I'd expect our leading educators would be smarter than a fifth-grader. ...more

June 11, 2008

Boys in plastic chainmail and bejeweled cardboard crowns and girls in long dresses wearing tall, cone-shaped hats with sheer fabric drapes crossed a wooden bridge over a moat full of vinyl alligators. ...more

June 7, 2008

This year, Deer Park Elementary School will say goodbye to two teachers who, between them, have served the school for more than two decades. ...more

May 25, 2008

A recent science project at Collins Elementary School gave 36 students an experience that brought new meaning to Earth Day, when they planted 38 longleaf Southern yellow pine saplings around the grounds and teachers parking lot. ...more

May 10, 2008

Muller Elementary fifth-graders probably will think twice about bicycling without a helmet or diving into a swimming pool this summer. ...more

April 12, 2008

Chiles Elementary teacher Mary Booth was shocked when a team of officials burst through the door in December to name her a finalist for Hillsborough County Teacher of the Year. ...more

February 23, 2008

Each year, the Sand Pine Elementary student council sells Valentine's candy-grams to benefit school-related projects. ...more

February 17, 2008

It's not every day that a famous major league ballplayer takes time out to talk to elementary-aged school children. ...more

February 15, 2008

Has Florida created a monster? Today marks the second day of the writing portion of the most important, high-stakes test of the season: The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, which began Tuesday. ...more

February 13, 2008

Has Florida created a monster? ...more

February 12, 2008