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After 49 years, historic Richmond Heights Elementary closes
With the ringing of the school bell Wednesday afternoon, Richmond Heights Elementary closed its doors for good after 49 years. The formerly segregated school, which Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings and several school district and city officials...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Teaching and Learning, Eatonville, Students, Health and Safety at School
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Fl's graduation rate for Hispanic students tops in the nation, as state makes strong gains overall, report shows
Florida has made strong gains in high school graduation rates in the last decade and led the nation when it comes to having Hispanic students earn diplomas, a new report released today shows. The 2013 Diplomas Count report put Florida's graduation...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Graduation
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Incentives arms race isn't good business
Florida's elected officials can be generous to a fault – at least with your money. They're particularly gracious handing out incentives and tax breaks to companies and organizations dangling the prospect of jobs. Even if the company plans to add...
Tags: Politics, Theme Park Vacations, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Trips and Vacations, Travel
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Students who haven't mastered English are casualties of strict system
Time is running out for the kids in Melanie Gathers' English 3 class. The Dr. Phillips High students grew up speaking Spanish, Haitian Creole, French, Portuguese and Arabic. And they have only one year left to demonstrate mastery on tests given entirely...
Tags: Authors, Science and Technology, City University of New York, Students, Colleges and Universities
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Monitoring programs have history of trouble
Just two years after Orange County's home-confinement program began, the first review was in. It wasn't good. The Orlando Sentinel reported in 1991 that those running the program weren't following their own rules, the monitoring was at times ineffective...
Tags: Science and Technology, Radio, Judges, Murder, Entertainment
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Organize Now sends Scott a Mother's Day gift wish
Organize Now, the group leading a push for mandatory paid sick time in Orange County, continues to urge Gov. Rick Scott to veto a bill that would block local governments from enacting such local measures, and now they are enlisting moms to convinve him to...
Tags: Mother's Day, Politics, Government, Amusement and Theme Parks, Altamonte Springs
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Homeowners still underwater as aid runs out
Orlando resident Jose Polanco considered himself lucky when he was one of the few chosen to receive mortgage assistance from Florida's billion-dollar Hardest Hit Fund. The unemployed computer-repair technician said he is thankful the program recently...
Tags: Bank of America Corp., Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, State Road 408, Pine Hills
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FCAT writing scores rise, third-grade reading marks up slightly from 2012
Florida students wrote better essays on this year's FCAT than in 2012 and third-graders posted slightly higher marks on the state's key reading exam, scores released Friday show. The scores are the first wave of results from the 2013 administration of...
Tags: Seminole County, Teaching and Learning, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Science and Technology, Schools
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Guide to Memorial Day events in Orlando area
Through Tuesday Fallen Floridians Memorial Cross Tribute: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. daily; Lawton House, 200 W. Broadway St., Oviedo. More than 370 crosses will be on display, honoring Florida soldiers who have died while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Details:...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Holidays, Kissimmee, Korean War (1950-1953), Liberty Bell
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Weather: Severe thunderstorm warning issued
Thunderstorms, accompanied by hail and high winds, are moving through Central Florida this evening. Quarter-sized hail, lightning and winds exceeding 60 mph are likely, the National Weather Service in Melbourne said. The storms are centered over...
Tags: Melbourne, Weather Reports, Orlando, Osceola County, Weather
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Man walking from crash killed in second crash
A 64-year-old Orlando man was struck and killed by a car while crossing State Road 50 in east Orange County shortly after he was in an earlier crash as a motorist, troopers say. After Richard Johnson's car collided with another vehicle at Vermont Street...
Tags: Florida Highway Patrol, Bithlo, Dwayne Johnson
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Orlando area high-school graduation ceremonies begin today
Orlando SentinelThousands of students throughout Central Florida will be starting a new chapter in their lives as high school graduations begin this week and continue into June. The ceremonies start today, with Seminole County's Lake Mary and Lyman high-school...Tags: Amway, Seminole County, Oviedo, Orlando, Osceola County
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