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

March 5, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - One new middle school principal is taking over at his current school, and one is returning to the place where he spent junior high and his first years of teaching. ...more

March 4, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - One new middle school principal is taking over at his current school, and one is returning to the place where he spent junior high and his first years of teaching. ...more

March 4, 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

The staff at Quail Hollow Elementary decided two years ago that an extra effort was needed to do something about the fifth-graders' low scores on the FCAT science exam. ...more

March 1, 2009

With the reading, mathematics and science portions of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test still looming, many students and parents are likely to feel a little stressed out. ...more

February 25, 2009

The moment Middleton High School students step into the H.O.P.E. Community Center, a sign reminds them they are not there to play. ...more

February 14, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Four Pasco County high schools plan to raise the academic bar for high-performing students by replacing some honors classes with more challenging Advanced Placement courses in 2009-10. ...more

February 12, 2009

For Hillsborough County schools, making sure students are in their seats this week takes on greater importance. So they recruited Tony Dungy to help them out. ...more

February 10, 2009

For Hillsborough County schools, making sure students are in their seats this week takes on greater importance. So they recruited Tony Dungy to help them out. ...more

February 10, 2009