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Home > News > Education > Article Archive 5/17/2008 11:21:29 AM
  • 2700 Kids Pledge to Not Touch Guns or Drugs
  • 2008 Morehouse Valedictorian Unique
  • Local School Spending Plans Reviewed
  • Duval County Breaks Ground on First High School in Two Decades
  • Parenting Book Promises New Child
  • First Coast Student is Handwriting Champion
  • FCAT Writing Scores for Duval County Show Mixed Performance
  • Little Change in 2008 Florida Standardized Test Essay Scores
  • Elementary Art Teacher Suspended
  • New Plan for Duval Schools
  • Pre School Requires IQ Tests for Students
  • 75 Students Arrested in Drug Sweep at San Diego State
  • 6 Fraternities Suspended in Drug Probe at San Diego State University
  • School Districts Struggling With Soaring Food Costs
  • UF Talks about Filling $47 Million Hit
  • Rufus Payne Elementary Teacher Honored
  • Florida Wants To Join No Child Left Behind Experiment
  • Duval County Schools Looking at More Ways to Cut Back
  • Cell Phone "Sex-ting"
  • Hendricks Avenue Elementary Breaks In New Track
  • UNF Caps Freshman Enrollment
  • Florida School District Ordered to Pay $720,000 to Parents
  • Callahan Teacher is Finalist for Teacher of the Year
  • School Sued Over Inadequate Education of Autistic Student
  • Gov. Crist Says He'll Approve State University Tuition Increases
  • Anti-Bullying Measure Passes; Goes To Governor
  • Mandarin Teacher Denies Making Fun of Student
  • Lawmakers Vote on Budget With School Districts Levying More Local Property Taxes
  • St. Johns County Schools Considering Energy Savings Program
  • Superintendent says Tax Plan Would Hurt Kids
  • School Issues on Tax Commission Agenda
  • Not All :) as Informal Writing Creeps Into Teen Assignments
  • Senate Passes Evolution Bill
  • Parents Speaking out about the Closure of a Local Daycare
  • Mother, Daughter Charged With Beating Teacher
  • UNF Students Click in Class
  • Florida Senate Debates Evolution Bill
  • Shots Fired Near Andrew Jackson High School
  • Budget Cuts Mean Changes to School Transportation
  • Florida House Defeats Bill Requiring Voucher Students To Take FCAT
  • Bill Would Tighten School Standards
  • Tell Me Something Good--Lee High Engineering
  • Thieves Steal $100,000 Worth of Equipment from Clay Schools
  • School Board May Take Legal Action Against Wise
  • Kindergartners to Get English/Spanish Lessons
  • Govt. Textbook Under Fire after High Schooler Raises Questions
  • School Board Budget Cutting Tackles Pay and Benefits
  • Project Safe Students Up for Debate
  • Georgia Grandmother Returns To School To Become Welder
  • Clayton County School Board Chairwoman Steps Down
  • Middle Schoolers Save Taxpayers $10,000
  • Teachers In Demand Despite Budget Cuts
  • Gay Prom: Lesbians Win Legal Right To Attend High School Prom
  • Georgia Senate Wants Home Schoolers To Qualify For HOPE Scholarship
  • 7 Volusia County Elementary Schools To Close
  • Ralph Nader Speaks To Students About Politics and Corporate Influences
  • Report: Low Grad Rates in US Cities
  • Low Graduation Rates in Many City School Districts
  • Board Member Steps Down Amid Accreditation Threat
  • Robot Battles at UNF
  • South Florida High School Newspaper Gets Reality Series on MTV
  • University System To Seek More Money For Campus Safety
  • Madeleine Albright Speaks to UF Students About Foreign Affairs
  • Pinellas Teacher Resigns Over Back Rub Allegations
  • Angry School Board Lays Out Plan to Fill $86M Hole
  • Low Income Students In Duval County Can Get College Scholarships
  • Singing the Blues in Schools
  • Demand for Teachers in Florida Down
  • Senate Committee Examines F-CAT's Role in Grading Schools
  • Trouble Getting Teens to Pay Attention About Drinking? This Program Pulls it Off
  • State Lawmakers Target Bullying in Schools
  • Students Say "Juicy" College Gossip Website Goes Too Far
  • First Coast Students Find Science Fun!
  • Educator Sent Home for Dyeing Hair Green
  • Young Inventors and Their Robots Face-Off
  • Teacher Arrested for Growing Marijuana
  • Tell Me Something Good--Wolfson High
  • New York School Teaches Kids How to be a DJ
  • UF Officials to Step Down This Summer
  • A New Beginning for Edward Waters College
  • Mandarin Students Suspended for Spitting in Teacher's Water Bottle
  • Clay County Students Involved in Bus Crash
  • Duval County Math and Science Teachers Get More Support
  • Early Education Touted as a First Step in the Jacksonville Journey
  • School Board Asks Parents for Help
  • School Budget Slashed
  • Anti-Bullying Bill Passes First Hurdle
  • FCAT Begins Today in Florida Public Schools
  • FAMU Lures Students with Scholarships
  • Cat-A-Van Tour Stops in Jacksonville
  • Student Cleared in MySpace Threat
  • Bullies Focus of Community Meeting
  • Duval School Board Weighs Budget Cuts
  • Duval Education Facing Tough Choices Despite Governor's Optimism
  • Mom Jailed after Kids Rack up 89 Unexcused Absences
  • School Breaks Ground on New Classrooms
  • Magnet Program Application Deadline Approaching
  • Pastor Calls for Closing of Darnell-Cookman Middle
  • Teen Back in Court Following MySpace Threat
  • Free Georgia Education Program May Get The Ax For Lack Of Students
  • More Social Workers Needed to Combat Duval Truancy
  • Georgia County Going to Single-Sex Public Schools
  • District To Consider Not Busing Students Out of School Zones
  • Georgia Driver's Education Program Stalled
  • Threat Prompts Extra Security at West Nassau High
  • Recalled Beef Made it Into 1/3 of American Schools
  • Clean Up Plan For Ash Has Neighborhoods Patiently Waiting for Action
  • Gay Ban Voted Down
  • Recalled Beef Found in 7 School Districts on First Coast
  • Florida Science Standards will Call Evolution Scientific Theory
  • Classes Will Resume After Search for Gunman on College Campus
  • Evolution Compromise in the Works
  • Teaching Evolution in Florida Schools
  • State Board to Vote on Evolution Standards
  • Safety Upgrades in Place at UNF
  • Georgia's 2009 Teacher of the Year Finalists Named
  • Coral Springs Students Abstain From Technology
  • Universities Offer Promise For What More Money Will Buy
  • Paxon Teacher Wins Field Trip Grant
  • Reading Reward Sees Principal Race Around the Track with a Shopping Cart
  • Video Spurs Investigation in National School Lunch Program
  • Free College Program May Get Canned
  • Archery Surfaces as Sport in First Coast Schools
  • Second Grade Boy Lives Life as a Girl
  • Duct Taping Student Cost Duval Teacher 10 Days Pay
  • Hilliard Student Wins a Free Car
  • Mom Makes Misbehaving Son Apologize with Sign on Street Corner
  • First Coast Students to Tackle FCAT Writing Exam
  • School Registration for 4-Year-Olds
  • Duval County Schools Seeks Input on Possible Boundary Changes
  • Teacher Accused of Paddling Student
  • Osceola County Principal Eats Bug After Challenging Students
  • Duval County School Superintendent Gets 73 Percent Pay Raise
  • Schools' Cafeterias Pulling Beef From Menu While USDA Investigates
  • Policy Changes will Cost First Coast Schools Millions
  • UGA Pharmacy Professor Removed After Alleged Attack
  • Two Local Counties Lose Money For Schools
  • Duval County Schools Have New Website
  • Loaded Gun Triggers March for Peace at Raines
  • Tax Plan's Passing will Impact City and Schools
  • Dropout Prevention Program Falls Victim to Budget Cuts
  • Clay County Chooses Teacher of the Year
  • Random Drug Testing Brings Educators To First Coast
  • Lake Forest Elementary Experiments with Extra Time
  • 2 Fulton County Schools Will Pay Students to Study
  • Red Flags Raised in State Audit of Duval Schools
  • Gov. Crist Seeks Education Spending Increase, More For Teacher Bonuses
  • McDonald's Halts Advertising Promo To Seminole County Students
  • Program Gets First Coast Kids Interested in Science
  • Twins Earn Matching Perfect ACT Scores
  • School Board Investigating Middle School Teacher
  • Assisted Suicide Advocate Speaks at University of Florida
  • Fans Banned after Basketbrawl in Palatka
  • Melee at Mandarin High Leads to Suspensions
  • Mandarin High School Fight Leads to Two Arrests
  • Magnet Mania & More
  • Clarification Sought On Same Gender Classes
  • School of the Medical Arts Busy Recruiting Freshman Class
  • UNF Begins Construction on Green Building
  • Lawmakers To Focus On Tightening Teacher Ethics Laws
  • Bill Would Allow But Not Require Schools To Segregate Sexes
  • Another Top Florida State Official Leaves Amid Cheating Scandal
  • Florida Lawmakers Approve Ban on Droopy Drawers in Schools
  • Florida Schools Rank 14th Nationally Despite Low Spending Level
  • Debate Over Evolution, Intelligent Design Gets Passionate
  • Kids Nutrition Program Gets Grant Money
  • Graham, State Board To Refile Tuition Lawsuit Tossed By Judge
  • Is "Evolution" Coming To Public Schools?
  • Former Governor, State Board Refile Tuition Lawsuit
  • Enrollment Drops For Florida Public Schools
  • Tempers Fly Over School Closing
  • Orange Park School To Close
  • Student Expelled After Posting Video of Teacher on YouTube
  • Orange Park High School Says Good-bye To One of Its Own
  • Denzel Gives $1M to Wiley College
  • Evolution in Schools
  • Tests Show New Kindergartners Better Prepared For School
  • UNF Grad Gives Back
  • Shoe Baron Leaves $500 Scholarships for Every Child Born in Maine
  • Police Use Taser on Parent at Ed White High
  • Ohio Teacher Finds Unique Way To Fight Obesity In Kids
  • California Offers Online Driving Lessons Via Youtube
  • Oops! Vermont School's No. 5 Rank a Mistake
  • 77-Year-Old Reaches Goal of ASU Degree
  • Atlanta School Board Reinforces Rule Aimed At Saggy Pants
  • Standardized Tests in Spanish?
  • Connecticut High School Bans 'Huckleberry Finn' Book
  • Hundreds Leave School after Rumors of Violence
  • St. Johns County Superintendent Gets Award
  • Paxon & Stanton Named Best Schools
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