After three days of testimony from co-workers, parents of students in her class and experts, former Venice Elementary School teacher Diana O'Neill took the witness stand today in her own defense. ...more

February 13, 2009

Twins Ally and Emma Rogerson are in the thralls of the Scottish Highland dance. The Trinity area girls have collected numerous medals and trophies in dance competitions in this country and Canada and have been given scholarships the past two years by the New World Celts to study the dance in Canada. ...more

September 24, 2008

School officials learned of concerns that Venice Elementary School teacher Diana O'Neill was too rough with her special education teachers as early as 2005, three years before she was arrested on child abuse charges. ...more

August 11, 2008

Twenty-five years after accepting her first teaching job, Diane Lipe is leaving the classroom. ...more

June 4, 2008

Children who have never eaten at a restaurant, visited a zoo or ridden a Ferris wheel are missing popular life experiences. ...more

May 28, 2008

NEW TAMPA - Children who have never eaten at a restaurant, visited a zoo or ridden a Ferris wheel are missing popular life experiences. Their chances for high scores on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test also might be harmed. The state released the latest round of FCAT test results, the third-grade reading and mathematics scores. While most schools saw gains, some still lagged behind county and state averages. Many of those schools serve students who are unable to afford experiences such as visiting a fair or zoo. ...more

May 22, 2008

Beneath the limbs of towering trees and sandy footprints of the forest floor, a dark world awaited the students. ...more

May 11, 2008