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Florida looks to improve pre-K quality with new preschool ratings
For decades, Florida faced criticism for judging the quality of its pre-K program on a “readiness” test given to young students after they started kindergarten. It was a system, critics argued, that penalized preschools serving the kids who struggle the most — often those from low-income families. Now, the state is debuting a new rating system that gives more credit for the progress these ...
Week 7, Football Rewind: Oviedo stuns mistake-prone Hagerty in comeback
There aren’t many Central Florida High School football rivalries quite like the yearly Seminole County showdowns between Oviedo and Hagerty and Lake Mary vs. Seminole, and the first two teams did not disappoint Friday night. The Huskies gave the home crowd exactly what they wanted for the first 18 minutes as they rode the legs of running back Porter Williams to jump out to a 21-7 lead. As ...
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