at least until the appeal - Amendment 5 off the ballot. In his ruling, Cooper held the proposed change to the state constitution "fails to fairly inform the voter, in clear and unambiguous language of the chief purposes of the amendment." ...more

August 20, 2008

Stephanie Ragusa knew her relationship with a teenage student could come back to haunt her. No one, she told the boy, would understand. ...more

May 9, 2008

The man chosen to strengthen Florida's complex education system and tackle its toughest problems has been praised nationally for increasing student achievement and lowering dropout rates. ...more

October 9, 2007

TAMPA - Florida's Board of Education today chose a senior executive with The College Board to shepherd the state's education policy after years of controversy under former Gov. Jeb Bush. ...more

October 8, 2007

One of three finalists for Florida's education commissioner resigned from his last superintendency in the wake of teacher union distrust and an unflattering audit. ...more

September 28, 2007