LAND O' LAKES - Superintendent Heather Fiorentino was ready to do a little bragging Tuesday after the Florida Department of Education released the state's annual report card that grades schools and school districts. ...more

July 9, 2008

Highlands County public schools continue to fall within a wide range, A to D, on the state school report card. ...more

July 9, 2008

SEBRING - Highlands County public schools continue to fall within a wide range, A to D, on the state school report card. Among the district's 15 schools, three had a lower grade, but three improved upon last year's grade, according to the accountability grades released Tuesday by the Florida Department of Education. On the bright side, three schools maintained an A grade – Lake Country and Lake Placid elementary schools and Sebring Middle School. ...more

July 8, 2008

Superintendent Heather Fiorentino was ready to do a little bragging Tuesday after the Florida Department of Education released the state's annual report card that grades schools and school districts. The Pasco County School District, a perennial B, earned an A this year. "We are absolutely thrilled," Fiorentino said. For individual schools in the district, there were 29 A's, 20 B's, 17 C's and two D's. Pasco has never had an F school. ...more

July 8, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County schools are about to find out how well they did this year on the state's annual report card. ...more

July 5, 2008

With the economy tumbling and many parents struggling to pay bills, thousands more youngsters are turning up at county recreation areas this summer to take advantage of free lunches. ...more

June 25, 2008

The Florida Department of Education has announced the 2008 Just Read, Florida Recommended Summer Reading List. ...more

June 14, 2008

The school year has ended, but most students are waiting to find out how they scored on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. ...more

June 14, 2008

AVON PARK — An Avon Park High School teacher has been suspended without pay for an undisclosed incident, which is being investigated by the school district and a state education bureau. Science teacher John Altic's five-day suspension from May 21-27 was formally approved by the School Board of Highlands County on Tuesday. Altic was suspended because of an incident, which is currently under investigation, that occurred May 16 at Avon Park High School, Human Resources Director Vivianne Waldron said. Since this is an active investigation no more information can be released, she added. Altic, 63, was suspended for five days because that is the maximum length of time the superintendent can suspend a teacher without input from the school board, Waldron said. A disciplinary letter has been placed in his personnel file. ...more

June 13, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Department of Education has announced the 2008 Just Read, Florida Recommended Summer Reading List. The list encourages students to continue their reading efforts during the summer vacation months. Research indicates that children who don't continue to read while on holiday breaks and vacations risk losing progress made during the school year. ...more

June 10, 2008