The scary thing, say those who advocate for schools and their leaders, is that a Florida Senate committee came up with a budget that's not so bad, considering the economy. Scary because senators would start making financial decisions advocates say are best left to local school districts. ...more

March 31, 2009

Ride the trolley or pedal a bicycle for an up-close, personal look at the "early years" of one of Tampa's historical bungalow neighborhoods. ...more

March 30, 2009

If the first day of spring wasn't cause enough to celebrate, students at Cimino Elementary School were given two more reasons to rejoice. ...more

March 29, 2009

SEMINOLE HEIGHTS -- A replacement library for the Seminole Heights Branch Library is slated for future construction. In the final design, residents are hoping there will be room for a special addition — a bookstore. To qualify for a bookstore, library officials say the Seminole Heights library, 4711 N. Central Ave., must have a Friends of the Library group. The Southeast Seminole Heights Civic Association is spearheading an effort to form a Friends group within the next few months. ...more

March 26, 2009

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

March 26, 2009

A citizens panel that advises the Hillsborough County School Board recently weighed the district's proposed budget cuts - and came up with some ideas of its own. ...more

March 25, 2009

The board of directors of the USF Patel Charter School Inc. voted unanimously to dissolve the state corporation responsible for the school. ...more

March 25, 2009

A citizens panel that advises the Hillsborough County School Board recently weighed the district's proposed budget cuts – and came up with some ideas of its own. ...more

March 24, 2009

When the Hillsborough County School Board named a new high school near Plant City "Strawberry Crest," a lot of people whooped and hollered. ...more

March 22, 2009

It may not be a matter of if, but when high school athletics in Hillsborough County will feel the effects of the country's economic crisis. ...more

March 21, 2009