VENICE - Police arrested a Venice High School teacher's aide on Thursday after another school employee reported he slammed a 17-year-old autistic student's head into the wall. ...more

September 12, 2008

On the same day they passed over one of their own to select a new superintendent, Pinellas County School Board members learned their choice also can have the same position in Miami-Dade County if he wants. ...more

September 11, 2008

Passing over one of their own, Pinellas County School Board members today reached out to Miami-Dade for their new superintendent. ...more

September 10, 2008

Six years ago, Florida Democrats lost a coveted seat in Congress after Republican challenger Ginny Brown-Waite narrowly defeated Democratic five-term incumbent Karen Thurman in the race for the 5th Congressional District. ...more

August 1, 2008

"The Other," by David Guterson (Alfred Knopf, $24.95) ...more

July 27, 2008

Barack Obama is a dedicated feminist who "lives surrounded by women," his half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, told a mostly female crowd at a Women For Obama event in downtown Tampa on Thursday. ...more

July 18, 2008

Growing tired of watching one teacher-student sex scandal after another hit the headlines, the mother of one minor involved in a case spoke publicly for the first time Monday. ...more

June 17, 2008

AVON PARK — An Avon Park High School teacher has been suspended without pay for an undisclosed incident, which is being investigated by the school district and a state education bureau. Science teacher John Altic's five-day suspension from May 21-27 was formally approved by the School Board of Highlands County on Tuesday. Altic was suspended because of an incident, which is currently under investigation, that occurred May 16 at Avon Park High School, Human Resources Director Vivianne Waldron said. Since this is an active investigation no more information can be released, she added. Altic, 63, was suspended for five days because that is the maximum length of time the superintendent can suspend a teacher without input from the school board, Waldron said. A disciplinary letter has been placed in his personnel file. ...more

June 13, 2008

TARPON SPRINGS - A Tarpon Springs High School teacher was arrested today on charges he stalked and harassed a female co-worker with whom he once was romantically involved. ...more

June 5, 2008

For a lot of people, the end of the school year can't come soon enough. ...more

May 7, 2008