Little things count when it comes to creating one great teacher. That was the conclusion of the Hillsborough Education Foundation and the Hillsborough County School Board when it selected Burnett Middle School language arts teacher Stacey Schlarbaum as one of its eight finalists for 2009 Teacher of the Year. ...more

December 19, 2008

When Hillsborough Community College opened its Ruskin campus next to a public high school, leaders of the college and the county school district had what seemed to be an obvious goal: ...more

December 17, 2008

Gaither students who transfer to the new Steinbrenner High in August will see a familiar face in the principal's office. ...more

December 17, 2008

When Hillsborough Community College opened its Ruskin campus next to a public high school, leaders of the college and the county school district had what seemed to be an obvious goal: develop a program in which the students at Lennard High School can get a jump on higher education by earning college credit at HCC. ...more

December 11, 2008

As a way to save money, the Hillsborough County School Board voted Tuesday to cut the summer workweek for all employees to four days. ...more

December 10, 2008

The Hillsborough County School Board has made the following principal changes: Denny Oest, the principal at Lennard High School, was named the district's general director of secondary education. ...more

December 10, 2008

For the most part, I'm not a zero-tolerance proponent. ...more

December 10, 2008

For the most part, I'm not a zero-tolerance proponent. ...more

December 10, 2008

TAMPA Hillsborough County School Board members today will consider plugging part of what may be a $55 million budget shortfall by shutting down all district buildings one day a week next summer. District leaders say they can save as much as $1.5 million by keeping summer school and other facilities open just four days a week. The district knows it has to cut at least $26 million this fiscal year. But if Florida's governor and Legislature don't come up with more money for education and other services, Hillsborough schools may have to cut an additional $28.9 million. ...more

December 9, 2008

Bob Bondi, who served on the Hillsborough County Commission and school board for a dozen years in the 1960s and '70s, died today of a heart attack. ...more

November 26, 2008