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Daily Archives: June 14, 2016

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Homeless but college-bound: Miami grad overcomes life of hardships

In the NewsBy fsbawpJune 14, 2016

Through homelessness and physical disability, it would have been easy for Norberto Orellana to give up on his studies. Instead, the 18-year old graduated from high school Thursday with a near-perfect GPA, a full ride scholarship and a goal to get into medical school. On the last day of classes for Miami-Dade public schools, he…

This is how Florida became the state to watch in presidential politics

Elections, Hot Topic, In the News, NationalBy fsbawpJune 14, 2016

Over the past half century, Florida has changed from solidly Democratic to a two-party state that media, candidates and analysts watch closely to see which way the nation’s political winds will blow. How did this happen? Why, going into the 2016 election year, does Florida qualify as a premier swing state? Florida’s political evolution began…

Florida adopts limit on full contact school football practice

Athletics, In the NewsBy fsbawpJune 14, 2016

Beginning this fall, high school football players in Florida will be limited to no more than 80 minutes of live contact in practices per week during the regular season, the Florida High School Athletic Association announced Monday. The new policy, which defines live contact as “a drill in game-like conditions” and “the only time that…

Florida facing teacher shortage

Hot Topic, In the News, Personnel, TeachersBy fsbawpJune 14, 2016

There is a problem in Florida classrooms and it starts with a lack of teachers. In Walton, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties, school officials are turning to year round recruiting and hiring and other innovative ways to attract the brightest and the best. According to the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), for the 2015 to…

Student test scores tick upward in Florida

Accountability, Assessments, FLDOE, Florida Schools, Hot Topic, In the NewsBy fsbawpJune 14, 2016

TAMPA — Statewide scores on the Florida Standards Assessment showed modest gains this year, the Florida Department of Education said Friday as it released a large batch of results. Closer to home, there were gains and losses in the Tampa Bay area. Pinellas math scores were up. Hillsborough students dropped a bit in English. And…

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