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Education Officials Warn Lower FCAT Reading Scores Ahead For Elementary School Students

7:35 PM, May 18, 2012

DOE say school officials and parents should brace themselves for fewer A schools and more D and F schools when the grades come out next month. Commissioner Robinson says one calculation estimates 108 more F schools this year.

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FCAT writing scores plummet

1:11 PM, May 15, 2012

An emergency rule lowering the passing grade for Florida's standardized writing test will keep the failure rate essentially unchanged from last year.

Famed FAMU marching band suspended another year

5:59 PM, May 14, 2012

Florida A&M University's famed marching band is being suspended until 2013.

State budget cuts making college more expensive

5:27 AM, May 14, 2012

These are tough times for students of all ages. Nationally, one in every five federal student loans taken in 1995 has not been re-paid. The government is aggressively suing to recover the money.

Justice Department investigates Palm Beach schools

3:48 PM, May 12, 2012

An official from the U.S. Department of Justice has visited eight schools in Palm Beach County as part of a probe into the treatment of English language learners.

Another teacher accused of relationship with student

11:53 PM, May 11, 2012

A 29-year-old Riverview High School teacher is accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with one of her 18-year-old students.

Teachers approve converting to charter school

6:38 PM, May 10, 2012

As a charter school Lakeland High would become an independent public school with more flexibility in teaching style and curriculum.

FAMU to decide fate of famed Marching 100 band

1:27 PM, May 10, 2012

Florida A&M University will soon decide the fate of its famed Marching 100 band in the wake of a drum major's hazing death.

Pasco teacher makes students wear dog collar

4:25 AM, May 10, 2012

Is is a punishment or just a pun? A high school teacher in Zephyrhills is now suspended after making her students wear dog collars for punishment.

Teacher makes students wear ''cone of shame''

11:48 PM, May 9, 2012

A Pasco County school teacher is in trouble for putting a cone intended for pets around her students' necks.

Pinellas guidance counselor compromises student identities

8:08 PM, May 8, 2012

To ease some of the concerns of parents and students, Pinellas School District officials say they are enrolling students in an Identity Theft Protection Service.

Pinellas educator accused of having sex with student

5:48 PM, May 8, 2012

Police say a teacher's aide is facing charges after she allegedly had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old disabled student.

Student loan bill fails in Senate

2:27 PM, May 8, 2012

Battle looms as both parties seek to extend low interest rates for student loans - but can't agree on how to do it.

Colleges look at policies for illegal immigrants

2:21 PM, May 8, 2012

As undocumented students become more visible and vocal about their status, some higher-priced private colleges are being pressed to consider policies to make tuition more affordable for them.

Teen dies after jumping from school bus

11:18 AM, May 8, 2012

Officials say a Jacksonville high school student who jumped from a moving bus last week has died.

Police: School bus driver at fault in deadly crash

11:38 PM, May 7, 2012

The family isn't happy the bus driver was only given a citation and a witness says he is shocked over the decision. 

Teens arrested for vandalizing Tarpon High

8:27 PM, May 7, 2012

Three students are under arrest for vadalizing the school.

School bus driver cited in fatal accident

6:52 PM, May 7, 2012

Lakeland Police investigators have issued a citation to the school bus driver who struck and killed 14-year-old Katlyn Rickman.

Wounded Marine makes graduation dream come true

6:51 PM, May 6, 2012

A delayed dream is finally coming true for a U.S. Marine.

11th FAMU hazing death defendant arrested

4:24 PM, May 6, 2012

The last of 11 band members charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major has turned herself in to authorities.

4,400 students reported homeless in Miami-Dade

3:45 PM, May 5, 2012

Public schools officials say they counted more than 4,400 homeless students in Miami-Dade County in the last school year.

Florida's anti-hazing law among toughest nationwide

7:06 PM, May 3, 2012

Forty-four states have anti-hazing laws but Florida's law is reportedly among the strictest.

VIDEO: U.S. Army soldier brutally beaten in South Tampa

Police want your help finding four men who teamed up to beat a young U.S. Army soldier in a South Tampa street.

1:41 PM, May 14, 2012

STUDY: Best Sunscreens for 2012

See which sunscreens contain safer ingredients and offer better protection.

8:23 AM, May 17, 2012

Deputies find missing Tampa woman

Charlotte County sheriff's deputies have located a missing Tampa woman in Punta Gorda.

9:27 PM, May 20, 2012

4 shot at Plant City apartment complex

Plant City police are investigating a shooting at an apartment complex that injured four people.

9:12 PM, May 20, 2012

Tornado blows roof off St. Petersburg motel

A tornado blew the roof off a St. Petersburg motel Saturday night.

11:43 PM, May 20, 2012

Dog and boa constrictor found alive in St. Pete dumpster

Early Sunday morning, the director of Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation rushed to the Flagler Pointe Apartments to find a dog and a snake trapped in a dumpster.

5:40 PM, May 20, 2012

Search for missing woman last seen in Punta Gorda

The search continues for a missing Tampa woman last seen in Punta Gorda.

2:08 PM, May 20, 2012

Rescued diver dies at hospital

Gerald Green's wife says her husband had three decades of experience.

7:33 PM, May 20, 2012

Bay Area man wants "No Swimming" signs posted on Honeymoon Island after near drowning

One Bay Area man wants more done at one particular beach to prevent drownings.

10:23 PM, May 20, 2012

Police searching for two more suspects in soldier attack

Police are hoping people will pay close attention to the video, since it's the most promising tool for catching the two suspects still on the loose.

6:52 PM, May 19, 2012

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