from school vending machines. ...more

November 7, 2009

Vending machine sales and contracts cause cutbacks for school funding. ...more

November 6, 2009

With the nation's school districts strapped for cash, more are considering a schedule that delights students and makes working parents cringe: Class only four days a week. ...more

March 12, 2009

President Barack Obama embraced merit pay for teachers Tuesday in spelling out a vision of education that will almost certainly alienate union backers. ...more

March 10, 2009

Math can be hard enough, but imagine the difficulty when a teacher is just one chapter ahead of the students. ...more

November 26, 2008

I am responding to the editorial published Oct. 24, "The Groupthink Bully At Helm Of School Board." It is a sad day and an ongoing trend for the Trib to pay attention to drama instead of news. It is also sad that the opinion is full of false statements and petty nonsense. Let me provide you with the facts. ...more

November 10, 2008

As candidates sprint toward Election Day, a group of hopefuls stopped here last week to face the people. "We wanted to give people the opportunity to ask the candidates direct questions," said Marcella O'Steen, president of the Balm Civic Association, who served as moderator for the forum, which drew more than 70 people. ...more

October 24, 2008

Whatever the outcome of the Nov. 4 general election, the Pinellas County School Board is in for substantial changes. ...more

October 16, 2008

Administrators are already dreaming of the ways more than $1 million in "A" school money will fund bonuses for teachers, afterschool tutoring programs and the hiring of additional help for Hernando County Schools. ...more

September 20, 2008

The Hillsborough County School Board continues to try to figure out how to unravel a transportation mess. ...more

September 17, 2008