Q. Why does Florida give school grades? ...more

August 1, 2008

There were maybe a dozen teenagers - and one adult - at the house on Lelani Boulevard to celebrate the 18th birthday of a Sarasota High School wrestler. ...more

August 1, 2008

About half of Hillsborough County's 191,000 students ride buses to and from school. ...more

August 1, 2008

Alonso, Hillsborough, Newsome, Riverview, Plant, Bloomingdale, Sickles, Tampa Bay Technical, Freedom and Gaither. Only three high schools got A grades in 2007. Of all Hillsborough schools, 143 got A's or B's in the report, up from 137 last year. Here are excerpts from user posts. ...more

July 16, 2008

Last week's report card for Florida schools showed that there were two failing schools in Hillsborough County - neither of which were in South Shore. ...more

July 16, 2008

The new school year will bring higher lunch prices as the School Board of Highlands County's Food and Nutrition Department contends with rising costs. ...more

July 14, 2008

LAND O'LAKES -- The test scores are in, and Pasco County public schools have once again made the grade. Results of the 2007-08 school year's Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test were released Tuesday. Every school in the state gets a letter grade based on the standardized test, which is given in the spring. ...more

July 12, 2008