Hillsborough parents will soon be able to sign up for a new school district e-mail listserv. ...more

November 10, 2008

Think for a minute about the challenges facing Hillsborough public schools: nearly a dozen high schools labeled as "dropout factories" because as many as 40 percent of students are left behind, a transportation quagmire that's hurt children and families, and spending practices that leave taxpayers wondering where the money goes. ...more

October 14, 2008

The members of the current Hernando County School Board may not be sure how to handle a longtime program that teaches kindergarteners how to swim, but school board candidate Gene Magrini is. ...more

October 8, 2008

School-based management has gotten much more currency and scholarship of late. ...more

August 19, 2008

Lake Placid Elementary School teachers will be doing without some of the extras in the classroom this upcoming school year, such as FCAT practice materials and new materials for struggling readers. ...more

July 29, 2008

For the first time in decades, there will be no districtwide science fair next year for local elementary school students. ...more

June 11, 2008

Florida public schools are supposed to begin adhering to strict caps on individual class sizes in August when the state's class-size amendment takes full effect. ...more

February 19, 2008

A few weeks ago, my high school held its annual college night. Aside from the collection of free ballpoint pens I acquired from perky university reps, the only thing I took home from the event was anxiety. ...more

October 31, 2007