A year ago, parents thought a new state law would bring a 30-minute chunk of daily physical activity for their elementary-age children. ...more

June 10, 2008

Tony Perrone is known in the Hillsborough County school system as "an opener." ...more

June 7, 2008

Wimauma Elementary hosts its Multicultural Festival with music, dancing, plays and food from around the globe. ...more

June 4, 2008

Of course, we are all supposed to be aghast at the allegations against Stephanie Ragusa, the middle school teacher who allegedly can't say "no" when it comes to playing show and tell with her students, but it sent some readers down memory lane. ...more

May 4, 2008

Though summer is on the horizon and the temperature has been steadily climbing, students at Apollo Beach Elementary School were not quite ready to put hockey season behind them. ...more

May 3, 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

SEBRING — Even though he has maintained straight A's in school, Austin North jokingly says his favorite subject is "lunch." Austin, 14, is your typical run-of-the-mill seventh-grader. He likes video games, talking about cars and ice cream, and has a "great wit," as his mother, Candace North, of Lorida, will attest. But Austin is a little bit different compared to his schoolmates at Hill-Gustat Middle School. Austin was diagnosed with duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMS) when he was 3 years old. The disease, which affects Austin's muscles and his breathing, has left him unable to walk and in a wheelchair. ...more

February 11, 2008

Susan Prestridge has long been a mover and shaker. A former top-rated pharmaceutical sales rep - Prestridge sold diabetic and respiratory medication for MP TotalCare - she said she wanted her own business. ...more

February 7, 2008

An 11-year-old boy was arrested after he brought a loaded semiautomatic handgun to Gulf Beaches Elementary School on Monday, a Pinellas County School District representative said Tuesday. ...more

December 19, 2007