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Consensus is difficult as school board members weigh parent wishes and student habits.

Hillsborough County School Board members took another stab Tuesday at revising their policy on cell phone use in schools. Meeting in a work session, the six members disagreed on several key issues, as they did when they tackled the issue during a discussion last summer. They nevertheless agreed to keep working with the goal of adopting a policy in time for the next school year. Leading the ...

The Hillsborough County School district gathered on Thursday to unveil plans for two new schools at the site of Stewart Middle Magnet and Just Elementary.

Hillsborough County Public Schools announced Thursday plans to build a new Just Elementary School and Stewart Middle School on their current sports fields.

Reports of fighting, tardiness, vaping and other common school infractions have dropped considerably from this time last year, Hillsborough County school district leaders told the school board at a work session Tuesday. Overall, disciplinary referrals dropped from 66,313 to 58,963 when two mid-year reports were compared. The number of times students were caught skipping class dropped by more ...

School district leaders say calmer schools are a first step toward higher achievement.

Hillsborough School Unions Reach Tentative Agreements With District - Tampa, FL - The unions said teachers and support staff will receive both increased pay and benefits.