Tag: education

First, a little history. In planning for the future, when additional states would inevitably join the union, the first Congress devised the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 which, among other things, included Article 3 stating, "Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged."

Report Shows Florida Latinos Bridging Education Gap. The Sunshine State is getting great test results from their ever-growing Latino community.

Top performing high school students might get help TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s top performing high school students may get a boost in help for...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — When her two children were in elementary school, Laura Clark would have lunch with them, volunteer in their schools and meet other students and teachers.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The president of Florida State University says he has no timetable yet for reinstating Greek activities on campus after they were suspended in November following the death of a fraternity pledge.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for the fatal robbery of a Florida Atlantic University student.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M University is naming Larry Robinson as the school’s next president.

Thanksgiving break is over for Hillsborough County teachers, but that doesn't mean they are returning to their regular work hours. In fact, public school teachers are cutting back their hours this week.

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Some 500 people attended a memorial service for a Florida State University fraternity pledge whose death after a party led to the indefinite interim suspension of all Greek life on campus.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature recently changed state law to allow any resident to challenge their school district’s textbooks and curricula and get a hearing before an outside mediator.