Hillsborough County school officials are struggling with changes in transportation, school boundaries and class sizes next school year, hoping to avoid the chaos they experienced with bus transportation this year. ...more

September 25, 2008

Sometimes I think I'm the only one on the planet without an Mp3 player. Everywhere I look, people have tuned out the real world and tuned in to some favorite track. Those dancing silhouettes on the television commercial sure seem to be having a lot of fun. Maybe I am missing out. But I've resisted buying one because I can't get all the songs I really want - the ones that pop into my head at odd moments and make me smile. ...more

August 25, 2008

Monday was the first day of school for thousands of children across Pasco County. It was a day to reunite with chums, size up the teachers and enjoy some of those cafeteria flavors you just can't get at home. ...more

August 23, 2008

Monday was the first day of school for thousands of children all over Pasco County. It was a day to reunite with chums, size up the teachers and enjoy some of those unique cafeteria flavors you just can't get at home. ...more

August 20, 2008

Perhaps teaching is in the genes for Beth Byrd, a kindergarten teacher in her second year at Oakstead Elementary School. ...more

August 19, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Perhaps teaching is in the genes for Beth Byrd, a kindergarten teacher in her second year at Oakstead Elementary School. ...more

August 19, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Children usually adjust quickly to their first day in school. But sometimes parents need hand-holding. ...more

August 13, 2008

It was another one of those days when Natalie Willis was wondering how she could possibly hold herself together another minute. ...more

July 23, 2008

When Marie Cusmano came to Bay Crest Elementary, the school was a year old. It had no kindergarten program, and when Hillsborough County added one, Cusmano became Bay Crest's first kindergarten teacher. ...more

May 24, 2008

When Marie Cusmano came to Bay Crest Elementary, the school was a year old. It had no kindergarten program, and when Hillsborough County added one, Cusmano became Bay Crest's first kindergarten teacher. ...more

May 24, 2008