Teacher Marisol LaCosta read aloud to a group of kindergartners and first-graders Wednesday morning at Double Branch Elementary School. ...more

June 5, 2008

MOLINO - An elementary school teacher retiring after a 36-year career died of a heart attack moments after saying goodbye to her final class for the summer. ...more

June 1, 2008

It's the end of the school year, but the last thing Brooker Elementary School Principal Julie Lacy wants is for students and parents to think learning is done for summer. ...more

May 24, 2008

It wasn't your normal political debate. There were no timed speeches, sharp exchanges or clever attacks on character. ...more

May 21, 2008

Regarding "Teacher Thanks Little Lifesavers" (Metro, April 16): Our daughter, Shelly Copeland, a third-grade teacher at Folsom Elementary School, was able to celebrate her 33rd birthday April 17 thanks to the quick emergency responses from several groups of people in Hillsborough County. She suffered a sudden cardiac arrest March 4 in her classroom. ...more

May 10, 2008

Two elementary schools will celebrate their first years in their new buildings with dedications this weekend. ...more

May 3, 2008

Second-grade teacher Leigh Burdette and kindergarten aide Rhonda Locker went lip to snout with a pig recently to raise money for charity. ...more

February 26, 2008

Chiles Elementary teacher Mary Booth was shocked when a team of officials burst through the door in December to name her a finalist for Hillsborough County Teacher of the Year. ...more

February 23, 2008

PLANT CITY - Second-grade teacher Leigh Burdette and kindergarten aide Rhonda Locker went lip to snout with a pig today to raise money for charity. ...more

February 22, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - When the trivia question pops up years from now asking who scored the first points inside the Academy at the Lakes gym, the answer might be a bit unusual. ...more

February 22, 2008