The West Hernando Middle School student who contracted meningitis is out of the hospital. ...more

February 11, 2009

No other confirmed cases found, health department spokeswoman says. ...more

February 10, 2009

Pat Summitt now has 1,000 victories, an unprecedented height even she finds dizzying. ...more

February 6, 2009

Four Lake Placid middle school students are facing expulsion due to what the school calls gang-related activity in the past two months, but Principal Derrel Bryan said there has been no gang-related violence on the school's campus. ...more

February 5, 2009

Highlands County commissioners awarded a $110,000 contract to the consulting firm of Duncan & Associates for a study on impact fees. ...more

February 4, 2009

The $819 billion stimulus plan approved by the House would pump hundreds of millions into local schools and colleges, reviving plans administrators put on hold as the economy soured. ...more

February 3, 2009

A father who says his daughter was secretly videotaped changing into a swimsuit by former Tampa Preparatory School coach Kim Brabson has sued Brabson and the school. ...more

January 28, 2009

A former substitute teacher, who gained national attention last year when he said he lost his job over an accusation about practicing wizardry, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Pasco County School Board. Jim Piculas claims in the lawsuit that school officials damaged his reputation by making false accusations about his teaching abilities. ...more

January 28, 2009

The $825 billion stimulus package taken up today by Congress would pump millions into Hillsborough County schools and revive plans administrators put on hold as the economy soured. If the package is approved as previously crafted, the school district could gain $143 million in federal aid during the next two years. The money could be used for technology upgrades and school renovations, among other needs. ...more

January 28, 2009

Palm Harbor Elementary School will pass into history with the end of the 2008-09 school year. The school's building on 15th Street, however, may live on as a center of education. Steve Christopoulos, principal of the Plato Academy, in Clearwater, says he is interested in opening the charter school's second location in the former home of Palm Harbor Elementary School. ...more

January 24, 2009