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Charter and virtual schools need more oversight
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsFor my Broward print column today, I wrote about the dark side to the explosion of charter and virtual schools that's been encouraged by our choice-happy Legislature. There are now 84 charter schools operating in Broward (serving some 33,000 students),......Tags: Students, Palm Beach County, Teaching and Learning, Schools, Education
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Ag Reserve school development fight goes to Palm Beach County Commission
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsThe fight over the future of Palm Beach County???s Agricultural Reserve goes before the County Commission on Tuesday. Residents living in neighborhoods that spread to prime farmland west of Boynton Beach and Delray Beach want permission to build charter...Tags: Palm Beach County, Delray Beach, Natural Resources, Palm Beach County Commission, Environmental Issues
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Katrina plus three: 'Hopeful progress'
The Swampby Mark Silva Nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast, blasting the shore towns of Louisiana and Mississippi and inundating New Orleans, President Bush plans to return to the scene of the storm today. Bush......Tags: Renovation, Armed Forces, Basketball, Andrew Jackson, Science and Technology
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Hofstra debate: A few other views
Spin CycleA few other views on the debate: Powerline: "John McCain opened strongly in his debate with Barack Obama tonight, but he faded in the second half. Ultimately, it seems unlikely that McCain cut into Obama's lead through this performance.......Tags: Virginia, West Virginia, Barack Obama, Chuck (tv program), Indiana
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D. Wade???s shools blocked; maybe it was the name
The Business of Sports | Sun-Sentinel BlogsOK, so maybe designing a PlayStation and Xbox curriculum isn???t the best move for a charter high school. Concerned plans for the curriculum at the schools was lacking, the Broward School Board this week denied an application to open three......Tags: Dwyane Wade, Dallas Mavericks, Schools, Academic Progress, National Basketball Association
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Arne Duncan inspires Republican lovefest
The Swampby Frank James Arne Duncan's confirmation hearing to be the incoming Obama Administration's Education Secretary could have easily been confused for a lovefest. Or the peaceable kingdom with the lion laying down with the lamb. Because the atmosphere was...Tags: Dick Durbin, Illinois, Politics, Arne Duncan, Richard Burr
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Bush: Farewell address
Spin CycleHe's delivering it now. Prepared remarks are after the jump.......Tags: Thomas Jefferson, Armed Forces, Heads of State, Values, Ethics
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Obama: 'Wanted out of the White House'
The Swampby Mark Silva What is it about second-graders, and getting out of the White House? This one wasn't on the White House daily schedule: President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama dropped in at a charter school in Washington......Tags: Michelle Obama, Batman (fictional character), Heads of State, Politics, Arne Duncan
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Video: Obama on bipartisanship
Spin CycleIf you missed it last night, an excerpt from Obama's press conference, talking about slow progress in breaking the hold of partisanship on the stimulus proposal: .msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-...Tags: Celebrities and Bad Behavior, Consumer Confidence, Foreclosures, Employees, Mortgages
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Obama: Education
Spin CycleWe have one of the highest HS dropout rates of any industrialized nation, a prescription for economic decline. Calls for all to have "access to a complete and competitive education." New plan makes college affordable for nearly 7 million more......Tags: Schools, Education
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Obama's 1st speech to Congress
The SwampTHE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY February 24, 2009 Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for...Tags: Laws, Consumer Confidence, Employees, Vehicles, Mortgages
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Bobby Jindal: Mr. Rogers, Kenneth, 2012?
The Swampby Mark Silva The morning after President Barack Obama's first big speech to Congress, people seem to be talking as much about the first big national appearance of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, he of the state where they used to......Tags: Corporate Crime, Energy, Health and Safety at School, Landforms, Slavery
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