Who knew "Meep!" was a four-letter word? ...more

November 12, 2009

Two local candidates are safe with one former Hernando High School principal being eliminated from the applicant list for superintendent as search committee members eliminate 14 candidates from the application pool. ...more

November 11, 2009

A federal judge has ruled that a rural Panhandle principal and his athletic director did not violate an order against praying in school. ...more

September 17, 2009

Visitors on opening day at Strawberry Crest High School included School Superintendent MaryEllen Elia and other district officials. Elia greeted staff members and students and said she loved the school, which was designed to relieve crowding at area high schools. ...more

August 25, 2009

Regarding "Grade changes 'misapplied,'" July 22: Thanks to Pasco County school officials for giving new meaning to the word "misapplied." While some might call the action forgery, it does appear that schools and administrators have no clear, definitive guidance on how to grade a student's performance in the classroom. No one can imagine that any principal, on a whim, can determine that a student should receive an A instead of B-minus. ...more

July 25, 2009

Explorer K-8 will end its first school year with a shakeup among its administration, including the transfer of its principal, Dominick Ferello. ...more

April 2, 2009

Superintendent's moves raise questions ...more

April 1, 2009

The scary thing, say those who advocate for schools and their leaders, is that a Florida Senate committee came up with a budget that's not so bad, considering the economy. Scary because senators would start making financial decisions advocates say are best left to local school districts. ...more

March 31, 2009

A 27-year-old assistant football coach from Braden River High School died Saturday night when the truck he was in flipped and crashed on an entrance ramp to Interstate 75 in Sarasota County. ...more

March 22, 2009

Hernando High School Principal Ken Pritz got some complaints from parents after the school's homecoming this year. ...more

February 28, 2009