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Dual enrollment change could cost schools millions
Broward and Palm Beach County schools could face a tough choice next year: pay millions of dollars or allow fewer students to take dual enrollment classes in local colleges. Broward schools may have to pay at least $4 million more next year, and Palm...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Palm Beach County, Florida Atlantic University, Crime, Law and Justice, Students
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Annual 'budget turkey' list draws flak
TALLAHASSEE – Florida TaxWatch, the business-backed group that calls itself a fiscal watchdog, has targeted $106.8 million worth of budget projects that it says Gov. Rick Scott should veto. Road projects, public safety initiatives and money for...
Tags: Rick Scott, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Government, Education
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Ex porn actor sues school district after math tutor signs are removed
Students know him as David Mech, a 36-year-old doctorate student who teaches Boca Raton teens as "the Happy/Fun Math Tutor." To others, he is Dave Pounder, the "Happy/Fun Porn Guy" who owns an adult entertainment business and has performed in such X-...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Michigan State University, Entertainment, Science and Technology
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Combat vet now proud FAU grad
Josh Mavica fought daily mental and physical struggles to adapt to civilian life, but he didn't let that stop him from getting an education. On Thursday afternoon, Mavica, a 31-year-old combat veteran, proudly accepted his master's in social work from...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Alzheimer's Disease, Education, Florida Atlantic University, Graduation
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South Florida GPS traps: circles on 595, accidental Everglades trips & more
Staff WriterThe car's navigation device veered you off the beaten track into the twilight zones of the Everglades or Weston's winding roads. It directs you to exit off a ramp along construction-jammed Interstate 595 and the ramp is closed. Or it sees you want...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Networking, Nissan, Manufacturing and Engineering, Travel
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Boynton Woman's Club awards five scholarships
The Boynton Woman's Club has awarded scholarships to five local high school seniors. All residents of Boynton Beach, the recipients will attend Florida colleges in the fall. "What was so impressive about this year's group was how prepared each student...Tags: University of Miami, Teaching and Learning, Arts and Culture, Awards and Prizes, University of Central Florida
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New career-oriented high school diploma could boost grads' job chances
In an admission that not all Florida high schoolers want to go to college, lawmakers are creating a three-track system where the diploma you earn depends on what you want to do after graduation. A bill passed by both houses of the Legislature creates two...
Tags: Rick Scott, Teaching and Learning, Palm Beach County, Science and Technology, Students
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South Florida members of Congress push for, get pushed on, immigration reform
— If the 18 people brought together Monday by two Broward and Palm Beach County members of Congress could rewrite the nation's immigration law, they would stop deportations, prevent exploitation of people living in the U.S. without permission by...
Tags: Human Rights, George W. Bush, Politics, Immigration, Palm Beach County
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As kids head to college, beware liberal groupthink
I've been thinking a lot about college lately. You see, one of my more time-consuming tasks is to write college recommendation letters. It's an occupational hazard from extended time in the state legislature, Congress and the governorship. But it's one...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Vanderbilt University , University of Michigan, Duke University, Financial Aid
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New College Scorecard helps parents, students compare value
Here's something you should know if you're planning to go to college in Florida. Florida International University in Miami has the lowest overall price tag among public universities — an average of $9,225 a year for tuition, books, housing and...
Tags: Nova Southeastern University, University of Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Teaching and Learning, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Apple co-founder brings some STEAM to Palm Beach State
Sun SentinelYou've probably heard of STEM education, which stands for science, technology, engineering and math. But Palm Beach State has decided to focus on STEAM. The extra A stands for arts, and who better to speak about STEAM education than the co-founder of...Tags: Colleges and Universities, PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Kravis Center, Awards and Prizes, Engineering
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Q&A with Morgan State men's basketball coach Todd Bozeman
The Baltimore SunThere’s not a hint of hyperbole in Todd Bozeman’s voice when he calls the 2011-12 season “the toughest year I’ve ever had as a coach.” In his sixth year at Morgan State, Bozeman’s Bears stumbled through a 9-19 season,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Travel, Chemistry, Kevin Thompson, Science and Technology
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