It has been widely thought that Hillsborough County School Superintendent MaryEllen Elia's contract gives her a hefty bonus for student achievement. She earned a $37,620 bonus this year alone, but look close and you will see it is only partly grounded in student gains. ...more

January 18, 2008

Hillsborough County's proposal to use money earmarked for school construction to build new roads is a bad idea and probably illegal, Hillsborough Schools Superintendent MaryEllen Elia wrote in a letter Tuesday to county commissioners. ...more

January 16, 2008

Hillsborough Schools Superintendent MaryEllen Elia will make $290,518 this year after adding a bonus for improved student performance during 2006-07. ...more

January 15, 2008

A day after state leaders tried to repair a state investment fund decimated by uncertainty and massive withdrawals, its shareholders were still sorting out the results. ...more

December 6, 2007

A Hillsborough schools committee is proposing moving semester exams to a week after winter break in 2009-10. ...more

November 9, 2007

Many People To Thank Blistered and sunburned, I am recovering from the Tampa Bay Breast Cancer 3-Day walk. Logistically it was a masterpiece. There is so much to think about with that many people involved. ...more

October 25, 2007

Hillsborough County school officials are sending letters home with students alerting parents about a common skin infection that has received some uncommon attention recently. ...more

October 24, 2007

The Hillsborough County School District will turn to an outside company for help in drawing boundaries for a new middle school in Citrus Park. ...more

October 18, 2007

The Hillsborough County School District will turn to an outside company for help in drawing boundaries for a new middle school in Citrus Park. ...more

October 18, 2007

The Hillsborough County School Board has budgeted $316 million over the next five years for construction projects, and according to the plan officials presented to city commissioners on Monday, a portion of that money will be spent in the Plant City area. ...more

October 13, 2007