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Florida's eighth graders were one of just four states to improve reading and math scores significantly. Fourth graders also scored higher in both reading…
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Students seeking a degree from one of Florida’s community colleges might have to take fewer classes starting this spring.That’s because remedial reading,…
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Eighteen Florida college and university signed a letter urging Florida Congressional delegation to pass immigration reform. They say that more than half…
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Former Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett resigned last month after controversy erupted over school grading changes he made as Indiana’s…
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For a growing number of students across Florida, a visit to the school nurse isn’t what it used to be. Many schools now have clinics with doctors and…
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It’s been a little more than a year since Florida was granted a waiver to the No Child Left Behind Act, and civil rights groups are concerned that Florida…
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Gov. Rick Scott is asking three-dozen parents, educators and business leaders to look at state education standards, testing, the state school grading…
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Does setting lower achievement levels for minorities help or hurt students? Host Michel Martin talks with Jerri Katzerman of the Southern Poverty Law Center. The organization recently filed a civil rights complaint against the Florida Department of Education.
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Florida's tax credit scholarship program enables children from low income families to attend private schools. The program is funded by corporations that…
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Thrifty parents in Florida can save on back-to-school shopping next weekend. From Friday, August 2nd, through Sunday, August 4th, the state won't be…