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The Gradebook (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
... USF on the GI Bill to be sure to finish their studies . BE THERE: Superintendents of several north Florida school districts urge parents to take a more involved role in their children's academic lives, the Florida Times-Union reports. SHE'S BACK: The St. Lucie teacher who let her class of kindergartners vote a classmate "off the island" soon could be back in front of students , the...
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The Gradebook (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... the way students are educated, the Times editorializes. NOT GOOD ENOUGH: The ACLU sues several Florida government leaders over Palm Beach County's poor high school graduation rate, the Palm Beach Post reports. LABOR NEWS: The Broward teachers union loses a lawsuit in which it claimed the district breached the contracts of 32 dismissed teachers, the Miami Herald reports. • Pembroke Pines...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Florida head coach Urban Meyer amended the suspension he handed Brandon Spikes, increasing the star linebacker's ban from one half to a full game.
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The Gradebook (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... on how you count , as Broward is discovering, the Miami Herald reports. BUILDING CHARACTER: Florida schools try to fit character lessons into all the academic work, the Florida Times-Union reports. WHEN CONSULTANTS WILL DO: Martin schools hire outside help to run the district's finances, the Stuart News reports. KEEPING STUDENTS SAFE: UF's police chief talks about campus security...
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Editor And Publisher (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
CHICAGO Morris Publishing Group said Monday it has reached a complex restructuring deal with its creditors that will slash its debt from $415 million to $126.5 million. Though the deal has the support of its senior bank lenders and a majority of its unsecured noteholders, it likely will take a trip through bankruptcy court to finalize. The parent of The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville and...
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Deadspin (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
With apologies to Slate, the Tim Tebow Messiah Watch is our occasional look at the growing body of evidence — quotes, signs and wonders, excessively fawning prose — that the Florida...
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Florida Politics (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Updated: "Crist downplays ties to Rothstein""Is Something Rotten In The State Of Florida?"[T]here are now three Crist moneymen caught up in alleged criminal or extremely shady activity.Crist, whose career has been fueled by his skill as a fundraiser, finds himself entangled with the trio of scandals just as his U.S. Senate primary campaign against conservative Marco Rubio...
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MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... drawn in Slive's sand."," Meyer said today during the SEC coaches teleconference according to the Florida Times-Union. "You've got to protect quarterbacks. That's the whole purpose. It's right in front of the referee."Uh-oh.Given Slive's opening a can of suspended worms, did Meyer just criticize the officiating in the game, therefore opening himself up to a suspension'It seems innocuous,...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
... shortly after 6 a.m. She said she was in the shower and did not hear anything, Mahla told The Florida Times-Union Court records show Dana Whitelaw, 47, filed for divorce in August. Sheriff Rick Beseler said he was told the couple separated in June.Jerry Whitelaw worked for a company called Idea Integration in downtown Jacksonville, but there was no answer at the company's telephone when...
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
... shortly after 6 a.m. She said she was in the shower and did not hear anything, Mahla told The Florida Times-UnionCourt records show Dana Whitelaw, 47, filed for divorce in August. Sheriff Rick Beseler said he was told the couple separated in June.Jerry Whitelaw worked for a company called Idea Integration in downtown Jacksonville, but there was no answer at the company's telephone when called...
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Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
... shortly after 6 a.m. She said she was in the shower and did not hear anything, Mahla told The Florida Times-Union. Court records show Dana Whitelaw, 47, filed for divorce in August. Sheriff Rick Beseler said he was told the couple separated in June.Jerry Whitelaw worked for a company called Idea Integration in downtown Jacksonville, but there was no answer at the company's telephone when...
