This is in reference to the story that ran Sunday in Highlands Today regarding the Highlands County school budget. I disagree with this teacher, Roberta Peck. Teachers work very hard for their salaries and they deserve every penny they have earned. ...more

March 11, 2009

Apparently the school budget for our county faces the same pressure as school budgets across the nation. What has struck me as different is the response of the local school administration. It appears to be myopic. It lacks creativity. It presents a solution that will burden students with increased class size and inflicts pain on the teaching staff and support team. ...more

March 4, 2009

The Issue: Cutting $25 million from this year's school budget. Our Opinion: Tough decisions, strong leadership needed. ...more

February 22, 2009

It's a quick ride in a car - or a bus. But the 1.6 miles between the entrance of the Spring Ridge subdivision on Sunshine Grove Road and the front door of Pine Grove Elementary school is quite a hike. ...more

February 19, 2009

When the Highlands County School District made its budget projections in July 2008, it was estimating to receive nearly $950,000 from the Florida Lottery revenue for this school year. ...more

February 17, 2009

All options are on the table to save millions in this year's school budget, even the most painful ones like staff and pay cuts, reductions to the magnet program budget and cutting transportation services for some students. ...more

February 14, 2009

Flawed Reasoning "Move to question." ...more

May 23, 2008

John Tischner of Dunedin says passage of Amendment No. 1 does not spell doom for public education. ...more

February 16, 2008