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Jeffrey S. Solochek

Education Reporter

I've been an education reporter for more than 25 years, in Illinois, Texas and Florida. Why stick with it? Because I see education as key to our community, whether it's about children learning, teachers and staff working, or residents seeking the best for their tax dollars. Our school systems are critical to our society, and I strive to tell you what's going on there. I've worked at the Tampa Bay Times since 2000, covering statewide education issues as well as the districts in Hernando, Hillsborough and Pasco counties. Think I've missed something? Send your ideas my way. I read all my emails.

  1. Florida schools want cellphones out. Remember when they welcomed phones?
    Yesterday• The Education Gradebook
  2. Florida draws New York charter school operator seeking more freedom
    Yesterday• The Education Gradebook
  3. Schools need more nurses. Can they compete with employers who pay more?
    March 27• The Education Gradebook
  5. Florida has a school nurse shortage. Is poor pay the reason?
    March 27• The Education Gradebook
  6. Florida kicks kids off social media. Expect a lawsuit.
    March 26• The Education Gradebook
  7. Florida relaxes rules on teens working during school days
    March 25• The Education Gradebook
  8. Florida school elections come in August. Campaigns are starting now.
    March 22• The Education Gradebook
  9. Pasco County voters still pick their school superintendent. Who’s running?
    March 21• The Education Gradebook
  10. Florida voters boost school budgets with extra taxes. That means charters, too.
    March 21• The Education Gradebook
  11. Florida tops nation in teacher vacancies, report says. Officials say no way.
    March 20• The Education Gradebook
  12. Florida students demand university take sides in Israel-Hamas war
    March 19• The Education Gradebook
  13. Florida teens get extra help with college financial aid
    March 18• The Education Gradebook
  14. Florida school districts seek extra tax revenue to combat teacher shortage
    March 15• The Education Gradebook
  15. Florida ban on school diversity programs impacts students
    March 14• The Education Gradebook
  16. Bring ‘safe spaces’ back to Florida schools, says plaintiff in settled case
    March 14• The Education Gradebook
  17. In Florida, student-athletes, farm workers don’t get the same heat protection
    March 13• The Education Gradebook
  18. Rethink Florida schools, NAACP urges student-athletes
    March 12• The Education Gradebook
  19. Florida settles lawsuit over parental rights law, will clarify vague wording
    March 11• The Education Gradebook
  20. It’s spring break for many Florida schools. Did you get to your destination?
    March 11• The Education Gradebook
  21. Banning cellphones in school is easy, right? Why that’s debatable.
    March 11• The Education Gradebook
  22. $1.2M deal falls through for Pasco man injured in 2006 school bus crash
    March 8• The Education Gradebook
  23. Florida lawmakers end session today. What’s their latest education action?
    March 8• The Education Gradebook
  24. Florida OKs plan to cut red tape on schools. More work remains, senators say.
    March 7• The Education Gradebook