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Elementary schools with longer days show signs of improvement in reading, data shows
The 100 worst-performing elementary school in Florida (based on state reading test scores) extended their school days by an hour this year. The hope was that more reading instruction would help struggling students improve -- and preliminary data...Tags: Elementary Schools, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Charter Schools, Maitland, Schools
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Firm wins $195M SunRail contract
An international conglomerate said Monday it won a $195 million operations and maintenance contract for the SunRail commuter train that will run through Central Florida starting in May 2014. The agreement with Bombardier covers 10 years, according to...
Tags: Volusia County, Orlando
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Senate throws new projects into budget package
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — With the Senate preparing to vote on its $74.3 billion budget tomorrow, lawmakers did some last minute shifts of dollars to fund a number of special projects. Here are a few of the new projects tucked into the budget: * $1.7 million... -
GOP leaders trying to clear the deck for Eisnaugle in House race
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelSome prominent Republican Party leaders are trying to clear the field for former Rep. Eric Eisnaugle in an Orlando-area House seat. Eisnaugle, R-Orlando, spent four years in the state House before stepping aside last year after he and Rep. Steve Precourt,... -
Deputies: Machete-waving man wreaked havoc on home during rampage
FloriDUHThe time has come for machete-control legislation. Luis Guillermo Alicea, 38, allegedly ran down his street Monday afternoon with a machete yelling, “Kill me, I want to die,” as he tried to smash his way into two homes before he got into a...Tags: Jacksonville (Duval, Florida)
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Redflex losing contract bids amid Chicago scandal
Seeking to reverse their fortunes amid a debilitating Chicago corruption scandal, top executives of Redflex Traffic Systems flew to Florida for a personal pitch to local officials having second thoughts about giving the company a major contract for a red-...
Tags: Bribery, Corporate Crime, Health and Safety at School, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel
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Will Florida elections be improved? WFTV tackles issue
Staff writerIn local public-affairs programming this weekend: "Central Florida Spotlight" examines Florida's voter and election reform efforts at 12:30 p.m. Saturday on WFTV-Channel 9. Moderator Greg Warmoth's guests are Bill Cowles, Orange County supervisor of...Tags: Habitat for Humanity International, Politics, Elections, Osceola County, Polk County
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Gardiner says new Expressway board will keep Dyer
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Looks like Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer might get to keep his seat on a new regional toll authority after all. A bill, SB 952, advancing through the Senate would fold the expressway authorities in Orange, Seminole, Osceola and Lake... -
Where to pick blueberries in Central Florida
The corks will pop at 6 p.m. Thursday for Reading Between the Wines, a benefit for the Adult Literacy League, at the Orlando Science Center. Tickets are $75. Call 407-422-1540 or check out adultliteracyleague.org for information. In the meantime, let's...
Tags: Winter Garden, Ocoee, Orlando Science Center, Blueberries, Earth Day
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Central Florida PTA parents head to Tallahassee to meet with legislature
Sentinel School ZoneMore than two dozen parents and a few students representing Orange County PTAs boarded a bus before 6 a.m. Wednesday morning to head to Tallahassee. Their trip was part of an effort to make sure parents' voices are heard in this year's legislative...Tags: Politics, PTA, Elections, Charter Schools, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida)
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Enough of government by gimmick
The latest shtick in Washington has members of Congress offering to give back 5 percent of their salaries as penance for being feckless boobs. I have a better idea: Stop being feckless boobs. Seriously, I am so over governing by gimmicks. Congress...
Tags: Social Issues, Justin Bieber, Healthcare Policies, Social Services, Amway
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Florida to get another $26.8 to turnaround its "lowest performing" schools
The state had won the grant previously and today the U.S. DOE announced it would receive a "continuation" grant. The Central Florida schools receiving the grant money are Evans and Oakridge high schools and Memorial Middle in Orange County, Leesburg...Tags: Lake County (Florida), Poinciana, Celebration, Leesburg
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