Just before 7 a.m. Aug. 18, Evi Gonzalez and his wife, Marlen, sat waiting for assistance in the Reddick Elementary School office. With them were their sons Ryan, 6, and Evi Jr., 5. ...more

August 27, 2008

After two successful years, organizers behind an event to benefit deaf and hard-of-hearing children hope the third time will continue to be the charm. ...more

August 27, 2008

Hillsborough County school officials experienced problems with the school bus telephone hot line this morning. ...more

August 15, 2008

From the Executive Committee of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce: ...more

August 15, 2008

Readers of your paper on July 30 were shocked to see a front-page headline that said we are planning to close three of our schools. The headline was misleading, and the act of placing that large headline on the front page was irresponsible. ...more

August 6, 2008

Seems like a stupid enough question. Of course we care about schools. Aren't we spending numbers that now are in the billions on education? Isn't the state government obsessed with fiddling with the school system? Isn't the University of Florida now the No. 1 party school in the country? Obviously we care about something. ...more

August 1, 2008

Three Hillsborough County schools are among 13 targeted for possible closing a year from now because their students have been the lowest performing in the state. ...more

July 29, 2008

Chris Steiglen was in science class when his cell phone went off. He quickly answered, but it was too late. His teacher confiscated the phone and his parents had to come to collect it. ...more

July 17, 2008

Chris Steiglen was in science class at Farnell Middle School last year when his cell phone went off. He quickly answered it, but it was too late. The phone was confiscated by the teacher and Steiglen's parents had to come after school to collect the phone. ...more

July 16, 2008

Two nights a week the wheels are turning inside a small workshop north of town, where clumps of clay are molded into virtually anything an aspiring potter can imagine. ...more

July 16, 2008