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Teen Stabbed During Fight at School
Last Updated: 4:55 PM 02/07/12 - Authorities say a student was stabbed during a fight at a Miami Lakes high school.
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Florida Appeals School Funding Lawsuit Decision
Last Updated: 4:47 PM 02/07/12 - Attorney General Pam Bondi is appealing an appellate court's decision in a school funding lawsuit to the Florida Supreme Court.
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VP Biden Speaks on College Affordability at FSU
Last Updated: 9:38 PM 02/06/12 - Vice President Joe Biden was in Tallahassee Monday, pushing lawmakers to keep college tuition under control.
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Recommendations Expected in the Auburn University Trustee Selection Committee
Last Updated: 7:50 AM 02/06/12 - The Auburn University trustee selection committee is expected to recommend nine nominees for vacancies on the Board of Trustees.
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Chipola College Raising Money for Center for the Arts
Last Updated: 9:07 PM 02/02/12 - The college hopes to raise at least $3 million for the Center for the Arts from the new fundraiser.
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Ga. Lawmakers Revisit Hazing Legislation
Last Updated: 9:16 PM 02/01/12 - State lawmakers are considering legislation that would toughen Georgia's law on hazing in schools and colleges.
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Fla. Dept. of Education Releases Public Schools Ranking
Last Updated: 9:32 PM 01/30/12 - The Department of Education has released a ranking of all Florida public schools based on scores on the state's standardized test.
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Community Invited to Meet Superintendent Candidates
Last Updated: 5:43 PM 01/30/12 - Candidates in the running to be Superintendent of Eufaula City Schools will be interviewed in the next two weeks.
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Law Enforcement, Leaders Participate in Mock Shooting Situation
Last Updated: 5:30 PM 01/30/12 - It had all the makings of a real commission meeting. There were even residents in the room, but it wasn't real. Everyone was there to learn what to do during a shooting situation.
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Rugged, Cheap Laptops Given to Miami Students
Last Updated: 10:54 AM 01/28/12 - Children in one of Miami's toughest neighborhoods are getting rugged, inexpensive laptop computers similar to ones distributed to schoolchildren in developing countries.
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President Obama Pushes for Affordable College Tuition
Last Updated: 9:34 PM 01/27/12 - President Obama says everyone who wants to go to college should be able to go.
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Fla. College Students Protest Tuition Hike
Last Updated: 10:40 PM 01/26/12 - Hundreds of college students were in Tallahassee Thursday protesting a plan to increase tuition by up to 15 percent at Florida's public universities.
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Eufaula City City Schools System-Wide Tour
Last Updated: 7:02 PM 01/26/12 - Eufaula City School leaders use tour to get parents involved.
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Alabama Legislative Leaders Unveil Education Agenda for 2012 Session
Last Updated: 11:00 PM 01/25/12 - Governor Robert Bentley, House Speaker Mike Hubbard and Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh today announced a bold agenda to make Alabama's public schools the nation's best.
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Grant Gives Students a Head Start for Their Future
Last Updated: 2:06 PM 01/25/12 - A grant is now allowing high school students to take college technical courses for free.
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Bainbridge College Assoc. Professor Awarded Grant for Facebook in Classroom Study
Last Updated: 10:57 PM 01/24/12 - Professor’s presentation of using Facebook in academic contexts wins grant.
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FSU's Online MBA, Graduate Education Degree Programs Ranked Among Nation's best
Last Updated: 9:32 PM 01/23/12 - U.S. News & World Report’s 2012 edition of “Top Online Education Programs” rankings places the Florida State University College of Business’ Online Master of Business Administration program at No. 20 nationally in terms of faculty credentials, training and online teaching experience.
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School and Business Leaders Team Up at Carroll High School
Last Updated: 6:25 PM 01/23/12 - Last week’s trip to Pensacola was the first step in trying to connect local businesses with Carroll High School's career academies.
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Virtual University Proposed for Florida
Last Updated: 1:33 AM 01/20/12 - Florida's next university may not have a football stadium, dormitories or even classrooms.
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HMO Exec, Banker Named to Fla. Board of Governors
Last Updated: 1:30 AM 01/20/12 - Gov. Rick Scott has appointed a health maintenance organization executive and a banker to the Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the state's 11 public universities.
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Panel Chairman Wants Balance in Fla. Higher Education
Last Updated: 1:28 AM 01/20/12 - House Education Committee Chairman Bill Proctor is seeking balance between moving Florida's State University System forward and allowing each school to fulfill its individual mission.
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Students Protest FL Tuition Hikes
Last Updated: 11:00 PM 01/19/12 - The leaders of Florida's State University system met in Tallahassee Thursday to talk about the challenges facing higher education.
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School Construction Projects Put on Hold in Florida
Last Updated: 9:05 PM 01/13/12 - State officials say they are halting payments for school construction projects.
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Florida Learns STEM Scholars Project
Last Updated: 8:57 PM 01/13/12 - 150 ninth and tenth graders from Holmes, Washington, Calhoun, Liberty, and Jackson Counties were at Chipola College in Marianna Friday. The event was a part of the inaugural Florida Learns STEM Scholars Project.
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Panama City Schools Get Money to Enhance Engineering Programs
Last Updated: 10:43 PM 01/11/12 - Three schools in Panama City are receiving thousands of dollars to enhance engineering courses.
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Ga. School Parents Protest Slavery Lesson
Last Updated: 3:52 PM 01/10/12 - Parents at a Gwinnett County elementary school held a protest outside the Norcross school after third-grade students were given math homework with word problems about slavery.
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Washington Co. Schools Offers New After-School Program
Last Updated: 9:39 PM 01/09/12 - Students in Washington County now have another option after the final bell rings for the school day.
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Henry County Schools Superintendent Will Resign
Last Updated: 6:31 PM 01/09/12 - Henry County voters will have the opportunity to elect a new school superintendent next year, but they may see changes sooner than expected.
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Manatee School District Releases Bus Crash Details
Last Updated: 7:37 AM 01/07/12 - The Manatee School District will pick up all medical expenses of the 22 students injured in a school bus crash.
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Henry County Superintendent Not Seeking Reelection
Last Updated: 9:48 PM 01/06/12 - Henry County School Superintendent Dennis Coe announced he will not seek reelection for a third term.
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Lack of Funding Affects Student Textbooks
Last Updated: 9:28 PM 01/04/12 - Low funding for schools means no knew textbooks for local schools.
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Florida High School Grades Rise Again in 2011
Last Updated: 10:26 AM 01/04/12 - Florida high schools have raised their grades again.
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State Ag Department Takes Over School Nutrition
Last Updated: 7:39 AM 12/31/11 - Florida's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will take over the state's school nutrition program starting Jan. 1.
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Fla. Lawmakers Focus on Schools to Lower Unemployment
Last Updated: 9:44 PM 12/29/11 - More than 900 people are unemployed in Florida. Some lawmakers say the high number can't be blamed solely on the tough economy. They say the bigger problem is a shortage of highly-skilled workers. Legislation has been filed to give public school students new options when picking their classes.
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Ala House Minority Leader Slams Budget Proposal
Last Updated: 12:32 PM 12/28/11 - CENTRE, Ala. (AP) -- The minority leader in the Alabama House is criticizing a possible plan to transfer money from schools to the state's operating budget.
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Appeals Court Sets Deadline for State Response to School Funding Lawsuit
Last Updated: 9:16 PM 12/27/11 - Lawyers for parents in two rural Alabama counties have asked a federal appeals court to reverse a judge's ruling upholding the state's property tax system.
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Alabama Legislators Propose Tablets for Grades 9-12
Last Updated: 5:22 AM 12/22/11 - Two Republican legislators are proposing the state sell up to $100 million in bonds to buy electronic tablets or similar devices for Alabama students in grades nine through 12.
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Tenn. Math Teacher Faces Termination for Writing on Student's Forehead
Last Updated: 9:19 PM 12/15/11 - A math teacher in Allons, Tenn., may lose his job after he wrote on a student's forehead.
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Alabama's New School Chief Gets $198,000 Salary
Last Updated: 12:52 PM 12/08/11 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The Alabama Board of Education has given the state's new school superintendent a $198,000-a-year contract, good for three years.
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Ed Commissioner: Raise Passing FCAT Reading Score
Last Updated: 12:02 PM 12/08/11 - Education Commissioner Gerard Robinsonis recommending the state raise the score needed to pass the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.
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Alabama Board to Discuss New Schools Chief's Salary
Last Updated: 5:54 AM 12/08/11 - The Alabama Board of Education is scheduled to discuss approving a contract and salary for Deputy Superintendent of Education Tommy Bice to become state superintendent.
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What Gifts Can Alabama Teachers Ethically Accept?
Last Updated: 9:25 PM 12/07/11 - An Alabama teacher who accepts a Christmas ham or a $25 gift card from a student will be violating breaking Alabama's tough new ethics law.
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AEA Leader: Private School Choice is Faith Issue
Last Updated: 8:15 AM 12/06/11 - MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- A newspaper is reporting that the new executive secretary of the Alabama Education Association sends his children to a private school in Montgomery for its religious education.
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New Beginnings in Store for Old Bascom School
Last Updated: 9:05 PM 11/30/11 - The old Bascom School in Jackson County has been around since 1927. It was converted to a town hall in the 1960s before shutting down 35 years later. But in the last year or so, a group of Jackson County residents has come together hoping to bring new life to the run-down structure.
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Fla. College Students Protest Tuition Hikes
Last Updated: 9:05 PM 11/29/11 - College students at seven Florida universities are holding protests this week against expected tuition hikes.
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Many Kindergarteners on the Road to Obesity
Last Updated: 12:40 PM 11/28/11 - A new study of kindergartners shows a startling trend.
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Alabama County to Drop Single-Sex Classes
Last Updated: 5:19 AM 11/23/11 - The Tallapoosa County School Board has agreed to end single-sex classes in its public schools after the American Civil Liberties Union alleged that the programs were illegal and discriminatory.
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Huntsville Principal Kisses Pig to Fulfill Promise
Last Updated: 10:55 AM 11/19/11 - Students at Huntsville school were so eager to see their principal kiss a pig they began reading fast.
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Ozark School Leaders Look at Phase 2 of Construction
Last Updated: 6:23 PM 11/14/11 - Construction is ahead of schedule at for the Carroll High School in Ozark. Now leaders are taking a closer look at phase two.
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Montgomery, Ala., High Schools Get Metal Detectors
Last Updated: 10:14 AM 11/12/11 - Officials say all high school students in Montgomery Public Schools will be required to walk through metal detectors when they arrive for classes.
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