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Veterans fraternity helps Wesley Chapel's Support Our Troops

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:48:00 EST

The members of Omega Delta Sigma work together like a well-oiled machine. The fraternity, which is comprised of military veterans and ROTC cadets, could have had the afternoon off from Saint Leo University. But members spent their time at Bob Williams' Wesley Chapel warehouse making care packages for troops stationed overseas.

Promoting peace through the Afghan School Supplies Fund

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:22:00 EST

Nine Bay area schools are collecting school supplies for students in a remote region of Afghanistan.

Coleman Middle students pack school supplies for Afghanistan

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:35:00 EST

About 26 Coleman Middle School students hand-delivered more than 2,500 items collected at their south Tampa school to the SS American Victory Mariner's Memorial and Museum ship.

St. Lucie teacher suspended for autism vote reinstated

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:17:00 EST

A St. Lucie County teacher who let her kindergartners decide whether an autistic child could remain in class is returning to the classroom.

Lawmaker wants school lunches checked for E. coli

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:05:00 EST

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches.

Teachers help youths speak science

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Science teacher Kathryn Bylsma noticed something during the years as she tried to engage her middle school students in their lessons.

VA secretary, a Fort Hood veteran, calls shootings 'senseless'

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:11:00 EST

There's "no way" to explain the mass shooting at Fort Hood Army base in Texas, Eric Shinseki, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans affairs, said in Tampa today.

Gates grant finalist pulls out; Hillsborough schools await word

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:17:00 EST

One of five finalists has withdrawn from the $100 million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation education grant, a national competition the Hillsborough district is confident of winning.

Swine flu shots available to students at 16 Pinellas schools Monday

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:42:00 EST

Swine flu vaccinations will be available Monday for students who attend 16 Pinellas County schools.

VA's Shinseki speaks at USF veterans conference today

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:16:00 EST

Eric Shinseki, secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, speaks at 12:30 p.m. today during a daylong conference at the University of South Florida on college education for the nation's veterans.

Schools struggle to cut class size without moving students

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:37:00 EST

The Hillsborough school district has spent nearly $1 billion on new teachers, new schools, and classroom additions since Florida passed a law forcing more of each. Yet, like every district in the state, Hillsborough is still scrambling to meet an August deadline established in the law, the class-size amendment, which was approved by voters in 2002.

Kathleen High's courtroom fight shows intensity of Polk football

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST

The warfare waged among the high schools in Polk County has always been top notch, but this past week, the need to win was played out not on the sweaty gridiron on a humid Friday night, but in an air-conditioned, oak paneled courtroom on a Wednesday afternoon.

Union files grievance against USF

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

The faculty union at the University of South Florida filed a grievance against the university this week over the size of spring semester classes.

Vaccines slowly reach colleges

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

The University of South Florida has begun giving swine flu vaccinations to priority groups, such as pregnant women, but is still waiting for enough supply to administer mass vaccinations on campus.

USF faculty decries teacher-student ratio, low national ranking

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:27:00 EST

The faculty union at the University of South Florida filed a grievance against the university this week over the size of classes scheduled for the Spring semester.

Judge rejects complaint to reinstate Kathleen High football forfeits

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:34:00 EST

A circuit judge today will hear arguments to reinstate at least two wins for the Kathleen High School football team, which was ordered by the state to forfeit six games because of an ineligible player.

Deputies: Kids, driver injured in school bus wreck

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:06:00 EST

Ten children have been taken to hospitals with minor injuries after a school bus and a truck collided this morning, Hillsborough County deputies say.

Two named to guide Gates grant on effective teaching

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:28:00 EST

One woman has spent 35 years as an educator. The other is relatively new to teaching. Both will oversee a $2.2 million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation research grant awarded to the Hillsborough County Public Schools district last month.

Parents decry school maps

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

LAND O' LAKES - A dozen parents and students expressed opposition Tuesday to proposed attendance boundaries for a new high school and elementary school, saying the Pasco County School Board needs to rethink the plan.

2,162 get vaccinations Monday in Hillsborough schools

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:26:00 EST

The Hillsborough County Health Department vaccinated 2,162 elementary students, their parents and teachers against the swine flu Monday at four after-school centers.