Potential students between the ages of 25 and 50 who have been away from school for five years or more but would like to attend the University of South Florida, take heart.

THANKS: Children at Pine Grove Elementary in Brooksville remind their parents and teachers what they're thankful for. (Times photo, Will Vragovic)STILL SEWING: Fox Chapel Middle School in Hernando keeps its home ec classes alive thanks to donated...

The school children are with their families celebrating the holiday, and so are we. Have a great Thanksgiving.(Times photo, Brendan Fitterer)

The plaintiffs and lawyers in the high-quality-schools lawsuit say their effort is non-partisan, but there are a lot of big-name Democrats with close ties to it. Co-counsel Jon Mills is a former Democratic House speaker, and some of the other...

From today's editorial in the Orlando Sentinel: Voters have realized the goal of shrinking class sizes. But at the cost of punching school bus-sized holes in the state budget - and without enough evidence that lower class sizes led to improved...

Florida's efforts to begin rating teacher preparation programs based on FCAT scores - which The Gradebook reported first last week - is turning some heads nationally. The Flypaper blog gives partial credit to Obama's education secretary because of his...