TAMPA, Fla. — Images of school fights at a Florida high school are so frequent that there's a social media page dedicated to them. It's the kind of extreme student behavior teachers describe as becoming all too normal on school campuses.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — At Tuesday’s Hillsborough County School Board meeting, school board members approved adding a millage referendum on the November 2024 ballot for voters.

It takes a combination of growing up with the right learning environment, inspiring teachers, and a good education to impact generations of students.

Little did they know at the time how Tampa schools would change one family forever, inspiring the creation of the Brink Foundation, a private family foundation that aims to improve quality of life in Tampa communities.

Karen Perez was elected chairperson of the Hillsborough County School Board on Tuesday, replacing two-term chairperson Nadia Combs.

The Hillsborough County School Board voted unanimously Thursday to install Ayres on a permanent basis, according to a release from the school district.

Ayres had served as interim superintendent since June, following the resignation of Addison Davis.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Hillsborough County Public Schools teachers and staff could soon see a salary increase.

The school district and the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association (HCTA) tentatively agreed to provide salary increases to all instructional staff.

HCPS said the increase is dependent on each instructional employee’s current step level.

TAMPA — At his previous stop as principal at Webb Middle School, Frank Diaz borrowed a concept that one of his school administrator friends used at Leto High.

An incentive room.

Despite a reputation as one of the nation’s hottest markets, with steady population growth since the pandemic, enrollment is dropping in Hillsborough County’s traditional public schools.

Twenty-day student counts released this week show schools run by the school district had a net loss of 1,581 students when compared with the 20th day of 2022-23.

By comparison, charter schools — which get state funding but are managed independently — grew by 2,528 students.