Education Board Takes Action On Low FCAT Scores
Since its inception, Florida schools and their students have had a lot riding on the scores of the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test (FCAT).
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Since its inception, Florida schools and their students have had a lot riding on the scores of the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test (FCAT).
The mother of Trayvon Martin appeared before the Miami-Dade Commission on Tuesday morning to thank them for allowing her fellow county co-workers to donate their vacation time.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney sought to draw a sharp line between himself and President Barack Obama on the economy Tuesday as he prepares to visit the Sunshine State Wednesday.
The preliminary results of the latest round of Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tests didn't exactly make the grade. The state's Board of Education has scheduled an emergency conference call for Tuesday to discuss reducing the passing grade.
A new ad from President Barack Obama's re-election campaign casts Mitt Romney as a greedy, job-killing corporate titan with little concern for the working class is just one facet of a new, multi-pronged effort to undermine one of the tent poles of his Republican rival's candidacy: his business credentials.
Beer bottles and debris litter the lawn in front of a vacant home in Ft. Lauderdale, its windows covered by white boards.
Governor Rick Scott's chief of staff, Steve MacNamara has resigned after multiple reports surfaced of him sending no-bid contracts to friends and interfering with staffing decisions throughout the state government.
Florida officials continue to investigate the citizenship of Florida registered voters and now the number of potentially ineligible voters in the state is growing.
The vendor that accidentally distributed Congressman Connie Mack's constituent-addressed mail to 57,000 people outside of his district took blame for the error.
The Florida Supreme Court has turned back a challenge to term limits for Broward County Commissioners saying term limits are constitutional.
Miami Beach City Manager Jorge Gonzalez wanted to stay on the job another year when he turned in his resignation, but the city commission said he will be done a lot sooner.
In a historical proclamation during an interview, President Barack Obama said unequivocally that he now supports same-sex marriage in the United States.
In a new crackdown, Florida officials are investigating the citizenship of thousands of registered voters.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has released a recovered green sea turtle off the Florida Keys Tuesday afternoon.
South Florida's lifeblood is the tourism industry, with foreign tourists making up a large portion of the travelers. That's why France's election and a new sentiment popping up in Europe could impact South Florida and both political parties in the United States.
