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Finally, help with dyslexia
Kudos to Nemours. For a family that has struggled for 10 years to find assistance, resources and empathy for a child with dyslexia in Orlando, the news that Nemours will be bringing its knowledge, expertise and dyslexia-focused resources to the community... -
District 87: Former district attorney takes on incumbent
South Florida Sun-SentinelIt's a familiar story. A newcomer to the district with no money challenges an incumbent with loads of it. In the race for the state House District 87 seat, Rep. Adam Hasner, R- Delray Beach, will face Rob L. Ostrov, a former prosecutor from New York....Tags: Government, Delray Beach, Hallandale Beach, National Government, New York
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Tutoring companies in Broward and Palm Beach counties will be graded based on student success in FCAT
South Florida Sun-SentinelFor the first time next year, state officials will grade private companies charged with improving students' grades. Starting March 1, the state Department of Education will issue grades to tutoring companies that provide extra help to low-income students...Tags: Charlie Crist, Florida, Broward County, North Lauderdale, Examinations
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Advertising at schools getting tougher in Boca Raton
South Florida Sun-SentinelIn a city that doesn't have a single billboard, the advertising signs on school fences scream ugly. In fact, a Boca Raton ordinance prohibits such signs. But through the years, they have grown in number and significance. To the schools, they are a money-...Tags: Sales, Local Authority, Advertising, Marketing, Schools
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Corporate Giving: Theme parks come to the rescue
Sentinel Staff WriterEA Tiburon in Maitland challenged its neighbor, Charles Schwab Corp., to raise money in September for the Russell Home for Atypical Children. Collectively, the two companies' employees raised $51,646, including company-match funds. The Tiburon team...Tags: Cypress Gardens, Charity, Employees, EA Tiburon, Walt Disney World Resort
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Lou Lifson: Lies my Florida government has told me
They said: "The Florida Lottery will never advertise." Why? Advertising might persuade impressionable, low-income citizens to gamble away their grocery money. Politicians made that promise when they were selling the lottery referendum to us. Then,...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, State Budgets, Charlie Crist, Florida, Referenda
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Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT)
SouthFlorida.comFLORIDA COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT TEST (FCAT) fcat.fldoe.org Separate fact from fiction about this standardized test administered by state law in all public schools. Get information about FCAT district and school reports, sample test materials and more.Tags: School Examinations
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How about a raise?
I realize that superintendents work hard and have lots of good ideas. But guess who's getting him that FCAT bonus, which is almost half my salary? I am in my 14th year of teaching and making $41,000-and-something. After 14 years, I make slightly more...Tags: Seminole County, Lake Mary
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No great expectations for education in Florida
I've come to really hate the FCAT. Not just because it creates unnecessary anxiety at too young an age. Not just because it reduces learning to filling in the multiple-choice bubbles on a standardized test. And not just because it hijacks lesson plans...Tags: Arts, Jeb Bush, Florida, Schools, Boca Raton
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Initiative allows kids to continue education
Forum Publishing GroupWhen the kids pile into the Wellington Boys and Girls Club for their after-school programs this year, they'll be sharing their quarters with a new school initiative. The program is ATOSS, or Alternative to Out-of-school Suspension. The Wellington site is...Tags: Beach Vacations, Boca Raton, Therapies, Delray Beach, Clubs and Associations
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FCAT analysis finds misconceptions about science
The Associated PressFlorida students have misconceptions about science, and they need more practice demonstrating its concepts and relating them to the real world, according to an analysis of the state's standardized test. The Department of Education on Monday released...Tags: Florida, School Examinations
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New Orlando Magic uniforms sing, but what's missing is the real accessory: The Ring
Sentinel ColumnistDwight Howard danced and pranced across the stage Tuesday, modeling the Orlando Magic's new 20th anniversary uniform for an adoring crowd. Let me tell you, the new ravishing retro look is to die for. It is so-o-o-o tres chic. The Magic's inaugural unis,...Tags: Rasheed Wallace, Stan Van Gundy, Orlando Magic, Buddy Dyer, Jameer Nelson
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