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It Takes A Forest To Feed An Elementary School

Rain is terrible when you’re trying to give tours of your new garden. But it’s great for the spinach, sweet potatoes and purple passion fruit rapidly...

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Why Elementary Math Lessons Are Changing In Florida Schools

At dinner tables across Florida, parents and their elementary school children are trying to solve a math problem: What’s going on with my kid’s homework...

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Florida Education Commissioner Recommends Eliminating Some Tests

Education Commissioner Pam Stewart has recommended eliminating a high school exam, making another optional and asking state lawmakers and local school...

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Ready Or Not, Students, The New Florida Exam Is Here

At Miami's iPrep Academy, getting ready for the state's new standardized test includes rapping. Two students are recording the daily announcements,...

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New Broward College Program Wants To Train Young Artists And Designers

A new program at Broward College has just eight students and seeks to train the next generation of South Florida artists and designers. The school hopes...

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Explaining Florida's For-Profit College Industry

Miami Herald reporter Michael Vasquez has spent a year digging into Florida's for-profit college industry for a series called Higher Ed Hustle. About...

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In Miami-Dade, It Takes A Forest To Feed An Elementary School

Rain is terrible when you’re trying to give tours of your new garden. But it’s great for the spinach, sweet potatoes and purple passion fruit rapidly...

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As Florida Reduces Testing, Teacher Evaluation Questions Remain

Florida lawmakers’ decision to end mandatory final exams for every class will mean that more teachers’ performance will be judged on subjects they don’t...

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May 11, 2015: Florida Officials Want To Know Who Shot A Florida Panther

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May 11, 2015: Florida Officials Want To Know Who Shot A Florida Panther

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May 12, 2015: Broward Hospitals Warn They Could Lose $180 Million Because Of...

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How The Internet Is Helping Florida Students Pay For Their Education

Ashley Jean is graduating from Miami’s iPrep Academy this week. And then she’s planning to travel the world.Jean will start a global studies program...

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June 5, 2015: The Florida House Seems Unlikely To Approve Health Care Compromise

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Superintendents Say Fewer Florida Students Will Repeat Third Grade Next Year

The superintendents of Florida's two largest school districts say it is less likely they'll make students repeat third grade next year because of low...

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How Jeb Bush's Education Record Will Change The 2016 Republican Primary

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush became a Republican presidential candidate Monday. Education has been a signature issue for Bush. He helped start Florida’s...

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