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5 Alachua County high school seniors received $1,000 scholarships to attend FAMU
Five high school seniors were awarded $1,000 scholarships to attend Florida A&M University in the upcoming semesters. The scholarships were awarded by the Alachua County chapter of FAMU's National Alumni Association during its annual scholarship celebration at Springhill Baptist Church in southeast Gainesville on Saturday. Boderick Johnson, chapter president, congratulated...
Is marketing our school district a waste of money?
Did Leon County Schools need to rebrand and improve its marketing to draw our community back to its public schools? That is the stated purpose. I would not fault our school district for spending money to brand and market our public schools if I believed that marketing would bring families who have left back to us. The idea that they would come back if our logo had new look or if they just knew how many great things our public schools have to offer, however well-intentioned, is just not grounded in my experience teaching in Florida public schools for 46...
FSU's Own Professor Richard Bertram Joins Prestigious Mathematical Biology Society Board
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HBCU Journalism students win grant for FAMU football doc
Their Emmy Award-winning submission, “Field Trip," is a poignant portrayal of the late Pro Football Hall of Famer Ken Riley and his enduring impact on the sport. The post HBCU Journalism students win grant for FAMU football doc appeared first on HBCU Gameday.
Grassroots School buried under trees, buildings destroyed, but its community has hope
Grassroots Free School has operated as a private nontraditional education option for 52 years. Now its building is buried under fallen trees after three tornadoes tore through the city early Friday, May 10. "I was able to get there Saturday morning for the first time to see it for myself, and I was...
Graduation Guide: Congrats to the high school Class of 2024
7 p.m. - James S. Rickards High School, Tucker Civic Center. 7 p.m. - Amos P. Godby High School, Tucker Civic Center. 6 p.m. - SAIL High School, Lee Hall Auditorium, Florida A&M University, 1601 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 7 p.m. - Leon High School, Tucker Civic Center.
Tornado, floods caused millions in damages to Leon Schools; Godby seniors last day extended
Leon Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna says three tornadoes that rocked the city on May 10 and an epic flood a month earlier that swamped schools may have caused between $8 million and $10 million in damages. During a rescheduled school board meeting Thursday, Hanna told board members the district will likely have to pay $200,000 in deductibles out of pocket. ...
FSU and EarlyBird Education Bring New Comprehensive Literacy Assessment & Dyslexia Screening Tool to Schools
Boston-based company EarlyBird Education announced a collaboration with Florida State University’s Florida Center for Reading Research that brings a new generation of early literacy assessment and dyslexia screening into classrooms across the country. The EarlyBird platform, already in use in PreK-2nd grade classrooms in 25 states—with third grade launching...
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