The Hillsborough County school district will take applications starting today for as many as 116 state-certified teachers to mentor new district instructors and evaluate colleagues. ...more

February 10, 2010

Edith Shapiro of Arbor Greene is thrilled about the Bruce B. Downs Boulevard widening, but she wants Hillsborough County to add more turn lanes to the plan. ...more

January 13, 2010

Jim Leavitt's 14-year tenure as the only head football coach in University of South Florida history is over. Leavitt was fired today after investigators concluded that he struck one of his players in the locker room during halftime of a football game and then lied about it, a "serious violation" of university policies, according to university President Judy Genshaft. ...more

January 8, 2010

Maria de Jesus of Portugal, 115; reigned for five weeks as the oldest person in the world ...more

December 27, 2009

There should be a real review because the charges leveled against Jim Leavitt are serious, writes Martin Fennelly. ...more

December 15, 2009

Well, the Bucs are finally winners. I guess that's a load off as they head to Miami. And now let's get to the bigger football game this weekend, the one where everyone wins. ...more

November 12, 2009

A teacher inspired Paul Wharton to pursue his dream of becoming an educator. ...more

April 1, 2009

The impact of Wharton's hands-on mentoring style still can be seen in many of today's teachers and administrators. ...more

March 31, 2009

Students have a ways to go based on recent FCAT scores, but a renewed focus in that area is encouraging. ...more

March 5, 2009

new science standards approved a year ago by the state Board of Education promote a hands-on approach that appears to be winning nods of approval from many teachers. ...more

March 3, 2009