Students Left Behind Regarding "Report Criticizes U.S. High Schools As 'Dropout Factories' " (Nation/World, Nov. 2): ...more

November 10, 2007

SEBRING — Due to a shortage of drivers, school bus operators are having to double up on routes causing late arrivals at schools. To try to curb the shortage of bus drivers, the School Board of Highlands County will again consider suspending the high school diploma requirement. Currently about seven to eight driver positions are unfilled, Transportation Director David Solomon said Friday. The district has 109 driver positions, which includes a number of backup/substitute drivers, who fill in during sick leave and vacations. ...more

October 20, 2007

The Career Academy at South Florida Community College, opening in August, will be a high school and technical education facility serving 10th, 11th and 12th graders. ...more

October 14, 2007

Shirley Harvey began her Hillsborough County School District career at Gary Adult High School. ...more

September 24, 2007

It's a fashion that started in prison, and now the saggy pants craze has come full circle - low-slung street strutting in some cities soon may mean run-ins with the law, including a stint in jail. ...more

September 17, 2007