High-school students would have to pass the FCAT and higher-level math and science courses to receive diplomas under a plan Republicans are pushing in the state House and Senate. ...more

March 18, 2009

It is still dark an hour before school starts, when 30 Sulphur Springs Elementary students sit down in front of computers or gather in groups to work on math and science. Pancakes help. ...more

March 15, 2009

Hillsborough County school officials' plan to build critical thinking skills in students through fun, engaging activities may not be as simple as it sounds, some experts say. ...more

March 15, 2009

A videotape shown in court Thursday appeared to have captured Andre Pierre-Charles implicating his older brother, Luc, in the 2006 killing of two Wesley Chapel High School students. ...more

March 13, 2009

A videotape shown in court today appeared to show Andre Pierre-Charles implicating his older brother, Luc, in the 2006 killing of two Wesley Chapel High School students. ...more

March 12, 2009

Plans to begin the first-degree murder trial of Luc Pierre-Charles Jr. on Wednesday went by the wayside as jury selection dragged on for a third day. ...more

March 12, 2009

It was checkbook time for the 10 students in the PACE Center for Girls classroom. ...more

March 6, 2009

A man was killed Wednesday afternoon when he lost control of a sport utility vehicle and crashed into a gas station pump on Shady Hills Road. ...more

March 5, 2009

A man was killed this afternoon when he lost control of a sport utility vehicle and crashed into a gas station pump on Shady Hills Road. ...more

March 4, 2009

Area high school students studying culinary arts will don their colors March 14 at the 17th annual Manatee Festival of the Arts. ...more

March 4, 2009