Teachers and other schools employees in Pasco County finally have a contract, but the union that represents them doesn't consider the results anything to brag about. Frank Roder, a vice president with United School Employees of Pasco, told the school board today that this was "one of the worst contracts" ever ratified by the employees. Under the agreement, the employees don't get raises this year or even the usual automatic step increases in pay that are awarded based on years of service and, in the case of teachers, education level. ...more

February 3, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - With just five months left in the school year, teachers and other school workers in Pasco County may finally get new contracts. ...more

January 24, 2009

Bus drivers in northwest Pakistan have begun removing audio and video equipment from their vehicles after Taliban militants threatened suicide attacks against those who played music or movies for their passengers, an industry official said Tuesday. ...more

January 21, 2009

Traffic bound for Memorial Elementary School and Sebring High School should not encounter road detours as students go back to school today. ...more

January 6, 2009

The state's public schools have laid off lunchroom workers and bus drivers, slashed administration, put maintenance on hold and soon will exhaust their reserve funds. ...more

November 15, 2008

Sebring High School suffered two losses Friday with the football team's road trip to Jensen Beach High School - the Blue Streaks lost a high-scoring game on the field to the Falcons, and the bus driver, driving the cheerleading squad, got lost on the way back to Sebring. ...more

October 9, 2008

Lack of communication. It's often the official answer when things go sour in Hillsborough County schools. ...more

September 21, 2008

Hillsborough County School District Superintendent MaryEllen Elia is working to improve the communication issues that have plagued her administration. ...more

September 16, 2008

School district officials and unions for teachers and blue-collar workers agreed to a 2 percent step pay increase Friday, retroactive to July 1. ...more

September 13, 2008

Hillsborough County School Board member Susan Valdes asked fellow board members Tuesday at a workshop to consider what Brevard County is doing: Charge parents who live closer than two miles to their school a fee to transport their children. ...more

September 10, 2008