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5 things to know in Florida for May 25
Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. 3rd GRADE FCAT SCORES REMAIN STATIC Third-grade math and reading FCAT scores remained static while writing scores have jumped significantly. Results released Friday show less than two-thirds of the state's third graders are performing ...
Ala. high school teacher arrested on sex charge
Sheriff's officials south of Birmingham say a high school teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student has been arrested. Shelby County Sheriff's officials say 36-year-old Martin Noles has been charged with a count of a school employee having sexual contact with a student under the age of ...
La. senators urged to fund education, health care
People who rely on the state for health care and education pleaded Friday with senators to keep those programs off the chopping block in next year's $25 billion budget, in what has become an annual struggle to stave off cuts to services amid the state's financial problems. The Senate Finance ...
W.Va. girl who refused vaccines marches with class
A Randolph County girl who was banned from attending school after refusing to get state-mandated vaccinations will take part in her graduation ceremony. Olivia Hudok is valedictorian in a class of three at the Pickens School, and she tells The Inter-Mountain (http://bit.ly/13QMq4l) she will be there on Saturday. Interim Superintendent ...
Nebraska student writing scores show improvement
Nebraska students showed improvement in this year's statewide writing test, even though one in three who took the new exam fell below proficiency standards, according to a report released Friday. More than 64,000 students in the 4th, 8th and 11th grades took this year's exam and showed progress despite a ...
Duncan, Malloy pledge support for school security
State and federal officials, including the U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, offered reassurances Friday that efforts are underway to improve school security in the wake of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown and the gun violence experienced in Connecticut's state capital and other cities. Appearing at a ...
Newtown denied bid to postpone hearing on records
Connecticut's Freedom of Information Commission on Friday denied a bid by Newtown officials to postpone a hearing on a request by The Associated Press for records related to the gunman in December's school shooting. An attorney for the town asked for a continuance until after the state legislature adjourns on ...
OH district ponders creationism for hot topic list
An Ohio school district proposal to add creationism to a hot-topics list deemed appropriate for classroom discussion is drawing opposition from some parents and a civil rights group. The Springboro Board of Education took comments on the proposal at a meeting Thursday night attended by parents, students and teachers. Some ...
Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military
With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the greatest military on earth." The commander in chief congratulated the ...
Arrests made in backlog of NC college's crimes
Police have made eight arrests in connection with the backlog of cases found at Elizabeth City State University, a situation that led to the resignation of the school's chancellor and police chief. Elizabeth City police called in to help the campus police also reported Friday that 37 cases were closed ...
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