Finally, Florida may have to honestly calculate its high school graduation rate. ...more

June 7, 2008

Wednesday's fiery tanker truck explosion in Manatee County was keenly felt on a Spring Hill street 100 miles away. ...more

June 6, 2008

Wednesday's fiery tanker truck explosion in Manatee County was keenly felt on a Spring Hill street 100 miles away. ...more

June 5, 2008

AVON PARK — Behind the auditorium stage at South Florida Community College, there's the chatter of 186 voices. "Are you nervous?" "Oh my God! How am I supposed to get this thing on my head?" Two steps away, a girl solved the problem with two clear barrettes. The senior standing beside her offered to help. "Where do you want these?" ...more

May 31, 2008

From middle school to their senior year, these select students have been mentored and monitored. ...more

May 30, 2008

High school students love their bling, so when they choose a class ring they sometimes pay $550 or more for the privilege of wearing their school pride on their fingers. ...more

May 28, 2008

Over the next couple of weeks, 28 public and more than a dozen private high school graduation ceremonies are scheduled across Hillsborough County. ...more

May 28, 2008

Some scores are up and others down, but Florida students again are above average in all grades on reading and math tests used in national comparisons, according to results released Tuesday. ...more

May 28, 2008

Over the next couple of weeks, 28 public and more than a dozen private high-school graduation ceremonies are scheduled across Hillsborough County. ...more

May 28, 2008

SEBRING (AP) — Highlands County ranked above national averages but trailed statewide on reading and math tests used in national comparisons, according to results released Tuesday. The norm-referenced tests are given along with the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. But only the FCAT is used to grade schools and as a requirement for high school graduation and promotion from the third to fourth grades. State education officials last week released results from both tests for third-grade students. The remaining FCAT scores will not be released until at least next week. ...more

May 27, 2008