Want to get your GED credential? It's not going to be cheap. Due to the first state-mandated increase in years, officials at the Hernando County School District's Adult and Community Education office are being forced to raise fees for locals hoping to take the General Educational Development (or GED) tests, or a series of tests in five subject areas that certifies a person has high school-level academic skills. ...more

September 20, 2008

RESULTS NOT AS SIGNIFICANT AS FCAT BECAUSE NOT ALL STUDENTS TAKE THE EXAM ...more

August 31, 2008

Florida posted a slightly lower score than last year to continue a steady decline on the ACT college entrance test while remaining mired in 48th place nationally, according to 2008 results released early Wednesday. ...more

August 13, 2008

Prospective and current graduate business students who used a Web site to cheat on entrance examinations during the past five years could have their scores thrown out. ...more

July 3, 2008

Toarlyn Fitzpatrick is a 6-foot-7 junior forward for King High. Rated one of the top players in the state, he leads the Lions in scoring (14.4) and rebounding (8.0). Fitzpatrick said he has received interest from Florida, Florida State, Clemson, South Florida, Illinois, Virginia Tech, Central Florida, Miami and Butler. ...more

December 7, 2007

When scientists first decoded the human genome in 2000, they were quick to portray it as proof of humankind's remarkable similarity. The DNA of any two people, they emphasized, is at least 99 percent identical. ...more

November 11, 2007

Raising achievement for all students and closing achievement gaps between economically disadvantaged students, students of color and their peers must be the No. 1 priority in our nation. ...more

October 19, 2007