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The Gradebook | School news from Tampa Bay, Florida - Feb 29, 2008
TAMPA - An anonymous donor has given the University of South Florida a $5-million gift to support academic and scholarship programs for underrepresented students. The $5-million is eligible for a dollar-for-dollar …
Tagged: higher education
The Gradebook | School news from Tampa Bay, Florida - Feb 29, 2008
Once upon a time, students were simply expected to do well in school. Good grades and a brighter future were the reward. The new vogue is that kids will respond better to monetary rewards. School is their job, so pay …
Tagged: high schools
The Gradebook | School news from Tampa Bay, Florida - Feb 29, 2008
FAMU is removing the biggest stain on its reputation. The Board of Governors task force on FAMU all but finalized its report this morning, voting unanimously to accept its recommendations and conclusions and making it …
Tagged: florida a and m
The Gradebook | School news from Tampa Bay, Florida - Feb 29, 2008
Students and schools have a lot riding on the FCAT results. Some kids face retention, or remediation, depending how they do. Schools could end up being restructured, or having to offer families transfers out, if the …
Tagged: fcat
The Buzz: Florida Politics - Feb 29, 2008
A judge in Charlotte County has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by state Rep. Paige V. Kreegel, R-Punta Gorda, against the Florida Home Builders Association, lobbyist Richard Gentry and Kim Leebove, a secretary …
Tagged: florida house
The Buzz: Florida Politics - Feb 29, 2008
UPDATE: Sen. Victor Crist, head of criminal and civil justice appropriations, says about $17-million will be taken from trust funds and nonrecurring GR and split between public defenders, state attorneys and the court …
The Buzz: Florida Politics - Feb 29, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas - Robert Morrow is on a roll, talking loud enough to draw wary glances from two women lunching nearby at Macaroni Grill. "Chelsea is the seed of Web Hubbell and not Bill Clinton. Would I bet my life on …
Tagged: hillary clinton
The Buzz: Florida Politics - Feb 29, 2008
State house candidate Steven Lapinski, a newcomer in the race to replace Rep. Frank Peterman, might be out of the election before it even begins. Lapinski said he is not sure he would be able to meet today’s …
Tagged: élections, florida house
The Buzz: Florida Politics - Feb 29, 2008
In preparation for another legislative session that starts next Tuesday, researchers at The Buzz are combing through our files in search of story ideas. We came across this fascinating piece from the May 8, 1990 South …
Tagged: lobbying, florida house, florida senate
The Buzz: Florida Politics - Feb 29, 2008
U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite just issued this statement explaining her absence from Congress this week: “At the advice of his doctor, earlier this week I left Congress and returned to Florida to be with my husband …
Tagged: ginny brown waite