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Preschoolers Shopping for Charity

Preschoolers Shopping for Charity

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It's never too early to learn about helping others.

Florida 'Racing' for Education Money

Florida 'Racing' for Education Money

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The State's top educator is speaking out about a national grant program that could mean dollars in Florida's classrooms.

College Fair at Raines this Weekend

College Fair at Raines this Weekend

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A local high school is hosting a college fair this weekend, complete with information about financial aid, scholarships and strategies for students.

Mandarin High Employee Pulls Shotgun on Store Clerk

Mandarin High Employee Pulls Shotgun on Store Clerk

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Police say a Mandarin High School employee pulled a shotgun on a store clerk and demanded money. But when the store clerk complied, he pulled off his mask and said it was a joke.

Possible School Closure in Ware County

Possible School Closure in Ware County

WARE COUNTY, Ga. -- Financial problems have a local school facing possible closure.

Corporate Executives Are Principals For A Day in Duval Schools

Corporate Executives Are Principals For A Day in Duval Schools

JACKSONVILLE, FL --  More than 60 top corporate and community executives spent the day as " Principals For The Day" at Duval County schools.

Trinity Teens Try Out Simulated Flying Machine

Trinity Teens Try Out Simulated Flying Machine

JACKSONVILLE, Fla -- It's homecoming this week at Trinity Christian Academy, not Halloween. But thanks to the Navy, some students are getting to go for a slightly scary ride.

Clay County Offering H1N1 Vaccines in Schools

Clay County Offering H1N1 Vaccines in Schools

CLAY COUNTY, Fla.-- Starting today, the Clay County Health Department will be offering the H1N1 vaccine to public and private school students.

Pre-k Programs Get $1.7M Infusion from Stimulus

Pre-k Programs Get $1.7M Infusion from Stimulus

ATLANTA (AP) -- Pre-kindergarten classrooms across the state are getting $1.7 million in federal stimulus money.

Disney Expands Refunds on `Baby Einstein' DVDs

Disney Expands Refunds on `Baby Einstein' DVDs

LOS ANGELES - The Walt Disney Co. is expanding a refund program for its "Baby Einstein" videos for toddlers in response to challenges about the legitimacy of its educational claims.

Med School Enrollment Edges Up; 11th Year in a Row

Med School Enrollment Edges Up; 11th Year in a Row

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. medical school enrollment is up for the 11th consecutive year as colleges seek to meet a growing demand for physicians.

Math Tests: Fourth-Grader Progress Stalls

Math Tests: Fourth-Grader Progress Stalls

WASHINGTON (AP) -- New math scores show fourth-graders made no gains since 2007, the first time in two decades they have failed to improve. Eighth-graders advanced for yet another year.

UNF Students Getting 'Trashed'

UNF Students Getting 'Trashed'

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- At today's Garbage on the Green, University of North Florida students and faculty were talking trash.

Breathalyzers in the Classroom

Breathalyzers in the Classroom

FOXBORO, MA -- Some Massachusetts high school students will soon be subject to alcohol breath tests at school.

Hendricks Avenue Elementary Walks to School

Hendricks Avenue Elementary Walks to School

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Health for the body and the mind was stressed today around the world.

Duval Superintendent Sees Parental Involvement as Key to Turnaround

Duval Superintendent Sees Parental Involvement as Key to Turnaround

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- One year after announcing a strategic plan to take Duval County Public Schools to the top, the superintendent is giving a progress update.

UNF Names 'Distinguished Professor'

UNF Names 'Distinguished Professor'

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The University of North Florida took time Friday to recognize its top professor.

Principal Turned into Human Ice Cream Sundae

Principal Turned into Human Ice Cream Sundae

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The principal at Hendricks Day School in Jacksonville agreed to let her students turn her into a human ice cream sundae today!

Duval, St. Johns County School Enrollment Numbers Released

Duval, St. Johns County School Enrollment Numbers Released

DUVAL COUNTY, FL -- Enrollment in Duval County Schools is about the same as last school year while St. Johns County is reporting it has nearly 800 more students in its classrooms.

White House Looks to Improve No Child Left Behind

White House Looks to Improve No Child Left Behind

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Education Secretary Arne Duncan says the Obama administration is committed to the school accountability at the heart of the No Child Left Behind law but also wants to make changes.

Buses on Biofuel in Jacksonville

Buses on Biofuel in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Ten school buses used to transport students in the Duval County School District are running on a cleaner burning fuel, called biodiesel fuel. It is a mix of diesel and chicken fat.

Suspicious Van at Northwestern Middle School

Suspicious Van at Northwestern Middle School

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Police say a child was waiting for the bus at Northwestern Middle School early this morning when a suspicious van passed her.

Ribault Looks for New Life this School Year

Ribault Looks for New Life this School Year

Troubled School Series: This is a make-or-break year of sorts for Jacksonville's Ribault High School.

Local School Districts Get State Recognition

Local School Districts Get State Recognition

TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Of Florida's 67 school districts (counties), 21 have been designated "academically high-performing," including some from the First Coast.

Fans Cheer For Color Pink at Football Game

Fans Cheer For Color Pink at Football Game

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- At Friday night's Mandarin Christian versus Cedar Creek Christian football game, the color pink filled the stands. However, pink is not the color for either school.

Teen Arrested Following Mandarin High Fight

Teen Arrested Following Mandarin High Fight

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- A 16-year-old Mandarin High School student has been arrested for battery on a school employee.

School Board Proposal Freezes Pay Scale

School Board Proposal Freezes Pay Scale

CLAY COUNTY, FL -- Clay County teachers are protesting a school board proposal that would basically freeze the pay scale for returning teachers to the county.

School Board OKs One-Time Millage Rate Increase

School Board OKs One-Time Millage Rate Increase

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The school board has approved a one-time millage rate increase of .25 mills.

Board Approves New Method for Grading High Schools

Board Approves New Method for Grading High Schools

MIAMI, FL -- In its never-ending quest to improve student performance, the State Board of Education has approved a new method for grading high schools.

Local School Develops New Garden

Local School Develops New Garden

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Schools throughout the area are being hit hard in the wallet, and have had to make creative choices to keep going.

First Coast Students Hear from President Obama

First Coast Students Hear from President Obama

FLEMING ISLAND, FL -- Students in Jacqueline Jenkins' American History class heard President Barack Obama talk about personal responsibility in his speech targeted to children and teenagers.

Obama's Speech Asks Kids to Pay Attention in School

Obama's Speech Asks Kids to Pay Attention in School

JACKSONVILLE, FL - The White House has posted what President Barack Obama will say to the nation's schoolchildren in his webcast address on Tuesday.

President's Speech To Students Outrages Some Parents

President's Speech To Students Outrages Some Parents

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The growing controversy over an online presidential speech to school kids Tuesday has reached all the way into area classrooms.

Parents May Pull Children Out of School During Obama Classroom Webcast

Parents May Pull Children Out of School During Obama Classroom Webcast

ATLANTA -- Some parents in Metro Atlanta and across the rest of the country plan to pull their children out of school on Tuesday rather than let them listen to President Obama's webcast address to the nation's students.

Patterson Academy Charter School Faces Critical Deadline

Patterson Academy Charter School Faces Critical Deadline

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- A new charter school, Patterson Academy for the Arts, is being told it needs to take care of some critical housekeeping business or face being closed.

Camden School Officials Say H1N1 Spreading

Camden School Officials Say H1N1 Spreading

CAMDEN COUNTY, GA -- The number of students being sent home from Camden County Schools has more than doubled since last week.

Fierce Competition for St. Johns County Teaching Jobs

Fierce Competition for St. Johns County Teaching Jobs

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FL -- The school district received 700-900 applications for every single elementary teaching position.



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