The board of the Hillsborough County teachers union has unanimously picked its new leader now that its long-serving executive director is retiring. Nicholas Whitman, who has led unions throughout the Midwest and Northeast, will take over the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association in August. ...more

June 22, 2009

Freedom High's track athletes will be free to compete in Friday's Class 3A state track and field championships if they are found free of any swine flu symptoms, Freedom athletic director Eli Thomas confirmed today. ...more

May 5, 2009

When it comes to substitute teachers, it's a buyer's market for public schools. ...more

March 25, 2009

In February, Margie Morris of Sebring was in search of a recipe for Texas Tornado Cake, her favorite from Homer's Cafeteria in Sebring. ...more

March 8, 2009

Although Florida's governor eagerly touts the benefits that a stimulus of federal money would have on public education, area school leaders are saying, not so fast. ...more

February 26, 2009

While Florida's governor eagerly touts the benefits that a stimulus of federal money would have on public education, area school leaders are saying, not so fast. ...more

February 25, 2009

The financial forecast for Hillsborough County schools likely will get worse - even with a stimulus of federal money - and administrators will have to explore ways to cut even deeper, the district's superintendent said Tuesday. ...more

February 25, 2009

The financial forecast for Hillsborough County schools likely will get worse – even with a stimulus of federal money – and administrators will have to explore ways to cut even deeper, the district's superintendent said today. ...more

February 24, 2009

Perhaps the toughest part of naming a high school after the strawberry is finding a mascot. Young people in Plant City wonder: "Wouldn't it be tough to go out on the football field being 'strawberry something?'" ...more

November 3, 2008

A new plan for a sports complex at the site of the former Gary Adult High School near Ybor City will be filed with the city. Owner John Simon of JVS Contracting withdrew a rezoning application before a Tampa City Council hearing Thursday night. But Dillon Alderman of The Waterman Design Group said the project would go forward. ...more

October 24, 2008