Some schools deemed to be failing in one state would get passing grades in another under the No Child Left Behind law, a national study found. ...more

February 19, 2009

Kristen Smith's reign as Florida Strawberry Festival queen is drawing to a close. ...more

January 5, 2009

Hillsborough County public schools produced more National Merit Scholarship semifinalists than any other school system in Florida, the school district announced Wednesday. ...more

September 11, 2008

Hillsborough County public schools produced more National Merit Scholarship semifinalists than any other school system in Florida, the school district announced today. Sixty-four Hillsborough students won the semifinalist distinction, a 23 percent increase over last year's total of 52. ...more

September 10, 2008

Florida posted a slightly lower score than last year to continue a steady decline on the ACT college entrance test while remaining mired in 48th place nationally, according to 2008 results released early Wednesday. ...more

August 13, 2008

Richard Dick may be the president of Avon Park Youth Football and Cheer, but he just couldn't resist working on the fine art of tackling with a group of kids during Avon Park youth football practice at Memorial Field on Friday. ...more

August 5, 2008

The struggling University of South Florida Patel Charter School, which received an F grade from the state this month, may become part of the Hillsborough County School District as early as next week. ...more

July 29, 2008

Katie Sharer recalled how nervous she was as a 16-year-old competing in a swimsuit for Florida Strawberry Festival queen. ...more

July 25, 2008

The Florida Strawberry Festival queen pageant is ditching its swimsuit competition. Pageant officials had received complaints in recent years that some contestants were showing too much skin. But the complaints didn't factor into the decision to replace the swimsuits with a casual wear competition, a pageant official said today. ...more

July 24, 2008

Three things set Berean Academy apart from other private schools, parents and administrators say: the small classes; the classical method of education; and a Christ-centered environment. ...more

February 16, 2008