Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 12, 2020
3min369
The school closed out of an abundance of caution.
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Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 12, 2020
Associated PressNovember 21, 2019
1min1039
Officials say ground penetrating radar has found what appear to be 145 caskets.
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 1, 2019
4min344
Drivers can't even touch their phones in posted zones.
Janelle Irwin TaylorJuly 24, 2019
5min459
“There’s really no price tag on children’s health.”
Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 17, 2018
5min538
Rep. Jackie Toledo filed legislation Monday that would make “distracted driving” a primary offense. The bill (HB 107) would apply to texting while driving and to talking on a cell phone without a hands-free device while driving. Current law bans using a cell phone while driving as a secondary offense, which means law enforcement officers can […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 27, 2018
6min277
The Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce is backing a one-half percent sales tax referendum to better fund Hillsborough County Schools, its board voted Thursday unanimously. If voters approve the referendum on Nov. 6, the sales tax will raise $1.3 billion over ten years. The Hillsborough County Schools district needs money to fund major repairs to […]
Mitch PerryFebruary 28, 2018
7min529
In Tampa Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott continued a statewide tour touting his proposed $500 million to make Florida’s public schools safer in the aftermath of the massacre at Stoneman Douglas High School two weeks ago. The Governor’s plan includes putting law enforcement officers in every Florida public school, assembling a “threat-assessment team” that would embed a member […]
Joe HendersonMay 11, 2017
5min175
As students at Bethune-Cookman University turned their backs and lustily booed commencement speaker Betsy DeVos, the rattled education secretary pleaded, “Let’s choose to hear each other out.” It’s ironic that DeVos chose those words to find middle ground, considering Republicans across the land, and particularly in the Washington establishment she now represents, have demonstrated no […]
Joe HendersonAugust 4, 2016
5min406
Things really got nasty around the Hillsborough County School Board in early 2015. That’s when four of the seven members voted to fire Superintendent MaryEllen Elia. They didn’t like her brusque and dismissive style. They felt Elia believed the board worked for her, not vice versa. The move was, to understate matters, highly controversial. Oh, […]
Guest AuthorFebruary 4, 2016
4min206
What do school grades really mean this year? It’s a question I’ve been asked whenever I meet parents, employees, and attend community events. The way the state is calculating school grades for the 2014-2015 school year only, is very different than it has been in years past, or will be in future years. The state has always touted […]