USF CAMPUS - Anybody could write a check, call "American Idol" or buy a song on iTunes and say they were doing something to help the 12 million children in Africa orphaned by AIDS. They would be right. The three University of South Florida students who founded By Your Side aren't just anybody. Amir Boules, Konstance Kasimos and Joanna Scian are honors students whose intelligence is equaled by their determination to make a difference in the world. They were so moved by the plight of Africa's AIDS orphans that they will travel to Tanzania in August to volunteer at orphanages and schools. ...more

June 13, 2008

More Florida students performed at or above grade level in reading and math on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test this year compared with any year since 2001, state education officials said Tuesday. ...more

June 11, 2008

Close encounters of a zoo kind are in store this summer for one Plant City youngster. At an end-of-the-year award ceremony at Burney Elementary School in Plant City, Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham presented kindergartner Dialyan Jenkins with a scholarship from the Lowry Park Zoo School for a one-week summer camp experience. ...more

June 11, 2008

Bear Creek Coffee Cafe's owners say its coffee is all about the beans, but its coffee is not all the cafe is about. ...more

June 11, 2008

The first inkling of trouble came when Brian David heard people yelling that the boat was sinking. ...more

June 11, 2008

Some scores are up and others down, but Florida students again are above average in all grades on reading and math tests used in national comparisons, according to results released Tuesday. ...more

May 28, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County students continue to perform better in reading and mathematics than most of their peers across the nation, according to Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test results announced Thursday. ...more

May 28, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County fourth-graders, on average, scored better than last year's fourth-graders, and better than the state average, on the essay portion of the Writing Plus Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). ...more

May 9, 2008

TAMPA – A federal judge has refused to dismiss a counterclaim filed in federal court by a Dade City lawyer who is accusing the recording industry of using deceptive tactics against college students named in music downloading lawsuits. ...more

May 7, 2008

Given how deeply he cares about student access to higher education, it's surprising that Gov. Charlie Crist would advocate cutting the one grant that helps thousands of Florida students attend private in-state colleges. ...more

February 22, 2008