County commissioners, a state senator, doctor and other community leaders will encourage children to develop the reading habit during appearances at county libraries next month. ...more

September 3, 2008

In honor of September's Library Card Sign-Up Month, the Pasco County Library System is hosting Leaders Are Readers programs. ...more

September 3, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - In the past, charter schools in Pasco County were created when outside groups interested in starting the schools came before the Pasco County School Board to negotiate a contract. ...more

September 3, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Longtime school board member Marge Whaley has endorsed Steve Donaldson, the Democrat and Gulf High School social studies teacher who is trying to unseat Superintendent Heather Fiorentino. ...more

August 30, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Robert Perrault Jr., a former sergeant accused of padding his time sheets at the Zephyrhills Police Department, can continue teaching criminal justice classes at Zephyrhills High School. ...more

August 27, 2008

New hires with the Pasco County School District are typically lumped together in the same agenda item and approved by the school board with little or no discussion. ...more

August 23, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County schools were to reopen today, one day after Tropical Storm Fay interrupted what otherwise had been a smooth start to the 2008-09 school year. ...more

August 20, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District is working out a plan to set things right after an audit showed 43 employees have either been paid too much or too little. ...more

August 6, 2008

The Pasco County School District is working out a plan to set things right after an audit showed 43 employees have been either paid too much or too little over the years. Some of the errors date back to the 1980s. The total amount overpaid to 17 employees was $120,398. The total amount underpaid to 26 employees was $143,866. The district has about 10,000 employees. In most cases, the pay mistakes happened because the employees were given credit for too much or too little experience when they were hired or when they moved to a different position. One teacher hired in the 1985-1986 school year owes the district the largest individual dollar amount -- $21,650. ...more

August 5, 2008

A 46-year-old teacher in Pasco County with three children in her van was charged Friday with child neglect and endangerment and driving under the influence. ...more

August 3, 2008