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

LAND O' LAKES - Ask anyone who has been a prospective parent: When it comes to picking out a baby's name, everyone has a suggestion. ...more

August 14, 2008

Sgt. Robert Perrault Jr., who was placed on paid leave two weeks ago after a complaint was filed against him, has resigned from the police department. ...more

August 13, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District is working out a plan to set things right after an audit showed 43 employees have either been paid too much or too little. ...more

August 6, 2008

The Pasco County School District is working out a plan to set things right after an audit showed 43 employees have been either paid too much or too little over the years. Some of the errors date back to the 1980s. The total amount overpaid to 17 employees was $120,398. The total amount underpaid to 26 employees was $143,866. The district has about 10,000 employees. In most cases, the pay mistakes happened because the employees were given credit for too much or too little experience when they were hired or when they moved to a different position. One teacher hired in the 1985-1986 school year owes the district the largest individual dollar amount -- $21,650. ...more

August 5, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Recycling that stack of newspapers just became easier. The Pasco County School District and county government have teamed up to improve newspaper recycling programs, providing drop-off points for the public at 35 schools across the county. ...more

July 12, 2008

When Ridgewood High students return in August, they will find their school undergoing a two-story, $2.5 million expansion. ...more

July 11, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Superintendent Heather Fiorentino was ready to do a little bragging Tuesday after the Florida Department of Education released the state's annual report card that grades schools and school districts. ...more

July 9, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY -- One of the more interesting aspects of the first day of a school year is seeing the changes in classmates over the summer: Who's got a new look; who filled out or slimmed down; who had a growth spurt. When students return to Ridgewood High School in the fall, they will find the school in the midst of a growth spurt of its own – a two-story, $2.5 million expansion. ...more

July 9, 2008

Superintendent Heather Fiorentino was ready to do a little bragging Tuesday after the Florida Department of Education released the state's annual report card that grades schools and school districts. The Pasco County School District, a perennial B, earned an A this year. "We are absolutely thrilled," Fiorentino said. For individual schools in the district, there were 29 A's, 20 B's, 17 C's and two D's. Pasco has never had an F school. ...more

July 8, 2008