With youngsters settling back into classes after the Labor Day holiday, students might see several changes before the school year is out, courtesy of state lawmakers. ...more

September 6, 2008

You can choose a sandwich and salad most days in the cafeteria at Boca Ciega High School, but never anything like this. ...more

September 3, 2008

As a reward for scoring a 5 on some portion of the FCAT test in the spring, 60 juniors and sophomores from Boca Ciega High School boarded a small convoy of limousines for a trip to Columbia Restaurant at The Pier in St. Petersburg, where they ate Cuban sandwiches and the restaurant's signature 1905 salad. ...more

September 2, 2008

Tens of thousands of students in a southwest Florida school district who used an online Princeton Review program to study for the state's annual assessment test inadvertently had their names, birth dates and test scores published on the Web. ...more

August 20, 2008

The names, birth dates and test scores of thousands of students in Sarasota accidentally were published on a Princeton Review Web site. ...more

August 20, 2008

Thousands of students in Sarasota accidentally had their names, birth dates, and test scores published on a Princeton Review Web site. ...more

August 19, 2008

Another struggling Hillsborough charter school is in line to close. School board members are scheduled to vote on a recommendation to not renew the charter contract for Prince Community Academy, a K-8 school. ...more

August 5, 2008

As newspapers across the nation bear the brunt of industry changes, several local schools are hoping to use them to raise students' writing and communication skills. ...more

August 4, 2008

The Democratic primary for Senate District 11 pits a college student against a Vietnam War veteran old enough to be his opponent's father. ...more

August 4, 2008