The founder and former head of Clearwater-based Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services was found dead last week in a Valdosta, Ga., hotel room in an apparent suicide. ...more

October 27, 2009

A local teacher honored as Hillsborough County's best is a candidate for the statewide honor at a ceremony to be held tonight in Orlando. ...more

July 9, 2009

Between the summer camps, car trips and swims in the pool, school leaders hope students read a few good books. ...more

June 22, 2009

127 Traditional and charter schools in Hillsborough earning A's 49 Pasco schools earning A's ...more

June 19, 2009

72 The percentage of Hillsborough County fourth-graders who passed FCAT reading, up from 67 percent last year ...more

May 29, 2009

Pasco County students have improved their writing skills in fourth and eighth grade, but saw a slight dip in 10th grade, according to 2009 FCAT writing results released Thursday by the Florida Department of Education. ...more

May 1, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Each year, parents in search of a quality preschool can use a rating tool provided by the state to measure how well some preschools prepare children for kindergarten. ...more

April 2, 2009

Gathered around the carpet, the 4-year-olds gazed at the colorful illustrations while instructor Iris Burgos read aloud the story. ...more

April 1, 2009

Gathered around the carpet, the 4-year-olds gazed at the colorful illustrations while instructor Iris Burgos read aloud the story. ...more

April 1, 2009

Most Voluntary Prekindergarten providers in Highlands County are doing a good job preparing 4- and 5-year-olds for kindergarten, but 20 percent are deemed "low performing," according to the Florida Department of Education. ...more

March 27, 2009