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Memorial Day Lessons
Last Updated: 12:54 AM 05/25/12 - A group of students paid tribute to the fallen soldiers of the War on Terror.
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Psychological Reasons Behind Hazing?
Last Updated: 1:14 AM 05/25/12 - As brutal as some hazing rituals may be, experts say it's something deep rooted in tradition and hard to break. WCTV spoke to a former professor about the mindset of participants.
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Principal's Reading Challenge at W.T. Moore Elementary School
Last Updated: 9:43 PM 05/24/12 - Students at one elementary school are celebrating reading.
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Little Kids, Big Hearts
Last Updated: 1:15 AM 05/25/12 - Call it a special delivery. Some local third graders dropped off two quilts they made for the fire department.
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FDOE: Florida's Third Grade FCAT 2.0 Results Show Promise
Last Updated: 9:49 PM 05/24/12 - “The future success of third grade students depends on mastering essential reading skills,” said Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson.
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Local Girl Wins Trip to South Korea
Last Updated: 11:51 PM 05/23/12 - One local student has won a trip to South Korea. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates looks at how she got the chance of a lifetime.
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Valdosta High School Principal Announces Retirement
Last Updated: 5:05 PM 05/23/12 - Mr. Rufus McDuffie, principal of Valdosta High School, announced his retirement effective June 30, 2012.
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Governor Scott's Office Involved in FCAT PR Effort
Last Updated: 1:53 PM 05/23/12 - As the Florida Department of Education tries to handle the fallout of the collapse in FCAT writing scores, the office of Gov. Rick Scott has been intimately involved in efforts to roll out the test scores, according to staff emails.
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[UPDATE]: Documents: Champion Wanted to be Hazed
Last Updated: 10:42 PM 05/24/12 - Band members describe in painful detail what it's like to cross over
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School Board Approves Sales Tax Referendum
Last Updated: 11:50 PM 05/22/12 - The issue on November's ballot will be a renewal of an already existing sales tax.
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UPDATE: FCAT Hotline Now Being Offered
Last Updated: 7:21 PM 05/22/12 - Seven hundred parents contacted the Department of Education on the first day of a new hotline and web site for FCAT information. The outreach was prompted by a disastrous drop in writing scores that forced the state to lower its grading standard.
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ACLU: Single Sex Programs in Schools Illegal
Last Updated: 10:03 AM 05/22/12 - Many single sex education programs in Florida may violate federal law, the American Civil Liberties Union said in a letter sent to state education officials.
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TCC President Proposes No Tuition Increase
Last Updated: 5:27 PM 05/21/12 - Tallahassee Community College President Jim Murdaugh announced , he is not recommending a tuition increase for the 2012-13 academic year.
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New Medical Device Helps Premature Babies One Lullaby at a Time
Last Updated: 2:50 PM 05/21/12 - Florida State University announces the availability of a new medical device that uses musical lullabies to help premature babies overcome one of their greatest growth hurdles.
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FDOE Recognizes Winner of Student Astronaut Challenge
Last Updated: 10:14 AM 05/21/12 - FDOE, in partnership with Walt Disney World Resort, Florida State University Schools, Coaxis International and the Challenger Learning Center, announces the Pompano Beach High School team as winner of the first-ever State of Florida Student Astronaut Challenge.
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Safety Fair at Oak Ridge Elementary
Last Updated: 11:18 PM 05/18/12 - Oak Ridge Elementary School in Tallahassee holds its annual safety fair.
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Senior Logs Perfect Attendance Since Kindergarten
Last Updated: 12:19 AM 05/19/12 - Matthew Smith has never missed a day of school
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Florida A&M President Says Band Will Return Eventually
Last Updated: 5:11 PM 05/18/12 - Florida A&M's president says the hazing death of a marching band member is tragic, but promised an alumni group in North Carolina that the celebrated band would return.
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[UPDATE] Half of Fla. High School Students Fail FCAT Test
Last Updated: 6:58 PM 05/18/12 - State education officials say about half of Florida's ninth and 10th grade students failed the reading portion of the new, more rigorous Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.
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Leon County Boasts Best And Brightest
Last Updated: 11:51 PM 05/16/12 - The annual event honors some of the brightest students in Leon County.
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High School Recycle Video Seen by Hundreds
Last Updated: 6:25 PM 05/16/12 - Some local students mixed their hobby with a community message, creating a web video seen by hundreds. They're trying to get people to go green.
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Valdosta City School Employees Facing Forced Time Off
Last Updated: 6:19 PM 05/16/12 - One local school district is cutting the year short next year. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates looks at how budget cuts will take affect.
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Lowering the Bar: Education Board Changes FCAT Scoring
Last Updated: 9:00 AM 05/16/12 - To avoid a precipitous drop in student scores the Florida Board of Education lowered the passing grade on a statewide writing test in an effort to insulate schools from a decline that would affect school funding.
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Band Fraternity Shuts Down FAMU Chapter
Last Updated: 11:52 PM 05/15/12 - Kappa Kappa Psi closes FAMU chapter for five years, expels 28 members
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FCAT Writing Score Changed
Last Updated: 6:02 PM 05/15/12 - Statewide, the number of students passing the writing portion of the FCAT test dropped from 81 percent to just 27 percent after changes in the way the tests are graded. The drop prompted the State Board of Education to scale back on the grading change and hold schools harmless in their grades because of the writing test.
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Video: RE-RE-RE-Cycle Leon County!
Last Updated: 10:41 AM 05/15/12 - We all know how important it is to recycle right? So let's say it again. As in...RE-RE-RE-Cycle. That's exactly what a talented rap group from Godby High School in Tallahassee, Florida did.
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Ghost Out Program at Tallavana Christian School - SLIDE SHOW
Last Updated: 3:07 PM 05/14/12 - Students at a local school are getting a taste of how distracted driving can change their lives.
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Ghost Out Program - The Dangers of DUI
Last Updated: 12:35 AM 05/15/12 - Some students saw first hand what a deadly car crash looks like. Eyewitness News reporter Deneige Broom was there for the fake exercise that carried a real life warning.
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[UPDATE] Florida Education Board Votes to Lower FCAT Benchmark
Last Updated: 5:30 PM 05/16/12 - Preliminary grades on a ramped up statewide writing assessment are so bad that state education officials held an emergency meeting to figure out what to do next.
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VIDEO: Interview with FAMU President James Ammons on Marching 100
Last Updated: 9:29 AM 05/15/12 - Eyewitness News had a chance to sit down with FAMU President James Ammons and talk about the decision to continue the band's suspension as well as the hazing death that started it all.
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Many Worried About the Impact of the Marching 100's Future
Last Updated: 6:58 PM 05/11/12 - Dr. White's resignation has been a hot button issue and the talk of the town. Everybody's been weighin in about his decision to leave, who's at fault, and the future of the band.
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Cutting College Costs
Last Updated: 10:14 PM 05/11/12 - The cost of college is rising. Tuition is increasing an average of 15 percent a year and nationwide student loan debt has passed the trillion dollar mark. But there are ways to save. The state is exploring a plan to help students cut the college costs by up to 25 percent.
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State Board of Education Adopts Recommendations on Inclusion and Accountability
Last Updated: 11:26 PM 05/10/12 - The Florida State Board of Education approved adoption of inclusion and accountability policy recommendations made by Commissioner of Education Gerard Robinson
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Chancellor: Don't Reinstate FAMU Band Yet; Ammons Responds
Last Updated: 10:10 PM 05/13/12 - Chancellor Frank Brogan called on Florida A&M University to continue the suspension of its Marching 100 band on the same day that the band's longtime director retired in the wake of a deadly hazing.
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FAMU Enrollment Problem: Many of Marching 100 Not Enrolled
Last Updated: 9:39 PM 05/10/12 - More than 100 band members were not enrolled at the university. In talking to FAMU students, many were shocked. They say if staff and administrators weren't aware of it -- that's a problem...If staff and administrators did know -- that's also a problem.
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Cook County Teachers May Face Furloughs
Last Updated: 7:43 PM 05/10/12 - The Cook County School System has to find ways to make up a $472,352 deficit.
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Non-Band Members Given Per Diem for Orlando Trip
Last Updated: 8:38 AM 05/11/12 - FAMU's Band Director Dr. Julian White resigned on May 10th after stories about FAMU band members not being enrolled at the university began to surface.
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Garnet and Gold Scholar Society Inducts 80 New Members
Last Updated: 3:14 PM 05/10/12 - Florida State University President Eric J. Barron has welcomed 80 new students into the Garnet and Gold Scholar Society.
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Georgia Firm Targeted with Trademark Lawsuit
Last Updated: 2:36 PM 05/10/12 - A group of universities, including Florida State, claims in a federal lawsuit that a Georgia firm is violating their trademark rights and selling counterfeit products with their logos.
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Regents Approve Adams' UGA Retirement Package
Last Updated: 10:10 PM 05/09/12 - The state Board of Regents has approved a more than $2 million salary package for the five years after University of Georgia President Michael Adams retires.
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Local Primary School Teaches Kids to Grow Healthy Foods
Last Updated: 9:17 PM 05/08/12 - Students at Suwannee Primary School said they prefer to grow foods in their garden instead of using recess for playing around. This is the first year the school has hosted the program.
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What is Next for the FAMU Marching 100 Band?
Last Updated: 1:26 PM 05/11/12 - The resignation of FAMU Band director Julian White is fueling lots of speculation about the future of the Marching 100.
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Obama Talks College Loans With Students
Last Updated: 11:42 PM 05/07/12 - President Obama talked to thousands of college students across the country Monday afternoon via teleconference.
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Lowndes High School Gives Student A New Car
Last Updated: 6:55 PM 05/07/12 - The "Wheels Program" rewards students for academic performance, attendance and behavior.
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Leon County Health Dept. to Hold Immunization Clinics for Children
Last Updated: 5:17 PM 05/07/12 - The Leon County Health Department provides free childhood immunizations, including back-to-school immunizations, Monday through Friday on an appointment basis.
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North Florida Community College Seeking Instructors for Summer Camp
Last Updated: 9:10 PM 05/07/12 - Camps will run Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to noon or 1 to 5 p.m.
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FSU Students Host Brain Fair
Last Updated: 10:25 PM 05/05/12 - The brain fair hopes to teach kids and adults about the human brain.
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Students and Champions' Parents React to Arrests Made
Last Updated: 9:52 PM 05/04/12 - Robert Champion's family maintains that the Marching 100 and FAMU bear some responsibility in their son's hazing death.
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Missing the Marching 100 After Hazing Scandal
Last Updated: 9:15 AM 05/04/12 - FAMU alumni and fans are intensely waiting to see how Champion's death and the latest arrests will affect the university. One of their main concerns is losing the Marching 100 band.
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Scott Prays, Schools Don't for Now
Last Updated: 10:22 PM 05/03/12 - Many Florida school students participated in the National Day of Prayer by voluntarily attending religious events. Next year, attending school events where prayers are offered may not be voluntary.
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What is Next for the FAMU Marching 100 Band?
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Scott Prays, Schools Don't for Now
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[UPDATE] Florida Education Board Votes to Lower FCAT Benchmark
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VIDEO: Interview with FAMU President James Ammons on Marching 100
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Chancellor: Don't Reinstate FAMU Band Yet; Ammons Responds
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[UPDATE]: Documents: Champion Wanted to be Hazed
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