TAMPA – Florida's school report card was released today, and Hillsborough County ended up with two failing schools -- Broward and Sulphur Springs elementaries -- compared with five in 2007 ...more

July 8, 2008

Local administrators and teachers celebrated Tuesday with the release of the last batch of the district's Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test scores, which show significant gains since last year at several area schools. ...more

June 11, 2008

SEBRING — As the country moves toward energy independence, central Florida will be a key region, U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney told county school board officials and administrators. "This is going to transform Highlands County," he said Thursday. "We believe that we are going to generate over 10,000 high-paying jobs in this region in the next 10 years." ...more

February 22, 2008

Has Florida created a monster? Today marks the second day of the writing portion of the most important, high-stakes test of the season: The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, which began Tuesday. ...more

February 13, 2008

Has Florida created a monster? ...more

February 12, 2008

Hillsborough Schools Superintendent MaryEllen Elia will make $290,518 this year after adding a bonus for improved student performance during 2006-07. ...more

January 15, 2008

The No Child Left Behind Act has never been a friend to Florida, though the state was a leader in adopting the accountability standards the act supposedly promotes. ...more

January 7, 2008

Anthony Richardson surveyed the selection. More than 500 books lay before him, some stacked in boxes, others spread out on the floor of Cox Elementary School's media center. ...more

December 14, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - The federal No Child Left Behind Act is looming larger than ever in Pasco County as two elementary schools face the possibility of a major restructuring that could increase district oversight of their operations and affect the jobs of teachers and principals. ...more

October 16, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - With Congress poised to reauthorize the federal No Child Left Behind Act, educators and parents in Pasco County say they want to see changes that better reflect the realities they encounter in the classrooms. ...more

September 14, 2007