Education

Pasco School Tax Renewal Heads to Nov. 3 Ballot, With Teacher Pay and Security Funding at Stake

Voters countywide will decide whether to keep the one-mill property tax that supplements teacher and staff pay, with the district warning of a roughly 12% salary cut for eligible employees if it fails.

West Zephyrhills Elementary Grows as Pasco Schools Shrink Districtwide

Pasco County enrollment fell by more than 2,400 students this year, but West Zephyrhills Elementary is one of only five elementary schools in the county that gained students, a sign of continued home building around Zephyrhills.

School Starts Today in Zephyrhills, and the $3.50 Lunch-Money Fee Is Gone

Pasco students return Thursday, Aug. 13, the latest first day of any Florida district, with a new district-built app that scraps the per-deposit lunch account fee. Overnight lane closures on Chancey Road and a proposed school-zone camera program are both in the mix this week.

Pasco Is Growing — So Why Are Its Schools Cutting 500 Positions?