School rezoning is a contentious issue by itself. But to alleviate overcrowding at Explorer K-8 in Spring Hill, the school board might also consider jumping back into another controversial matter: The district's gifted program. ...more

March 20, 2009

Pasco County School Board member Kathryn Starkey has announced her candidacy for the Florida House of Representatives seat that will be vacated in 2010 when term limits keep state Rep. Tom Anderson from running again. ...more

February 5, 2009

Gathered by the Hillsborough River in a nook next to Blake High School, students recently helped Mayor Pam Iorio cut the ribbon on a $100,000 shoreline restoration project. ...more

December 3, 2008

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

The school board made several key decisions during a four-hour workshop meant to refine the district's vision for its magnet program. Here's what board members decided: ...more

January 1, 2008

Pinellas County's two-year effort to change the way students are assigned to schools finally was approved Tuesday night after months of public hearings and last-minute delays that threatened to derail the effort for a year. ...more

December 19, 2007

What's The Word On The Word Up Crew? Who are the men behind the Word Up Crew, a duo that appear in wigs and jumpsuits at events and on the morning show for Egypt Lake Elementary? For four years, students have been looking for clues during the men's academically based song and dance routines. northwest.tbo.com ...more

October 28, 2007

Edee Strickland and Denise Stuart are as different as Southern barbecue and a Cuban sandwich. ...more

October 27, 2007