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Home > News > Education 5/9/2008 11:02:04 PM
Local School Spending Plans Reviewed 

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- In a budget year when virtually every public service is being cut, local schools are managing to keep the classroom off the chopping block.





 








 

 
 
Duval County Breaks Ground on First High School in Two Decades 
JACKSONVILLE, FL - Construction is underway on the first high school to be built in the city in 20 years.
 
 
Parenting Book Promises New Child 
NBCNC -- Gail Rodman has good kids, but they're not perfect.  So she was intrigued when she was asked to experiment with a book that seems to promise the impossible: start on Monday with a whole new way of parenting, and have a new kid by Friday.  
 
First Coast Student is Handwriting Champion 
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FL - A fourth grader at Durbin Creek Elementary who has a passion for penmanship is now a state champion. 
 
FCAT Writing Scores for Duval County Show Mixed Performance 
JACKSONVILLE, FL - More students in Florida are writing at or above grade level.  That is how the Department of Education characterizes the latest results when it comes to writing on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.
 
 
Little Change in 2008 Florida Standardized Test Essay Scores 
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Average scores on the essay portion of Florida's standardized writing test are virtually unchanged from last year, and more than three-fourths of students still come in at or above the minimum standard. 
 
Elementary Art Teacher Suspended 
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- John Boswell says he was just trying to defend himself and his art students in a dangerous situation, but the Duval County School Board voted to suspend him without pay, pending termination.
 
 
New Plan for Duval Schools 
By Lindy Thackston

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The Duval County School Board approved a new, strategic plan. They agreed it's exactly what the classrooms in the county need. 
 
Pre School Requires IQ Tests for Students 
SEATTLE, WA -- IQ tests are generally reserved for kids over the age of five or so.  
 
75 Students Arrested in Drug Sweep at San Diego State 
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Dozens of San Diego State University students were arrested after a sweeping drug investigation found that some fraternity members openly dealt drugs and one even sent a mass text message advertising cocaine, authorities said Tuesday. 
 
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