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To educate a person in mind and not in morals is to educate a menance to society
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University of Miami hires controversial expert
Charles Nemeroff, an Atlanta psychiatrist who was the subject of a Senate investigation concerning huge sums he received from drug companies, has been named chairman of the psychiatry department at the University of Miami.
32 Broward teachers lose contract suit
The Broward school district did not breach employment contracts with a group of teachers who were forced to retire last school year after being told they would have jobs this fall, a Broward judge ruled Thursday.
UM hires controversial expert
Charles Nemeroff, an Atlanta psychiatrist who was the subject of a Senate investigation concerning huge sums he received from drug companies, has been named chairman of the psychiatry department at the University of Miami.
32 teachers lose contract suit
The Broward school district did not breach employment contracts with a group of teachers who were forced to retire last school year after being told they would have jobs this fall, a Broward judge ruled Thursday.
Union, Pembroke Pines reach deal on charter teachers' pay
Teachers in Pembroke Pines' charter schools will be getting their annual salary increases based on years of experience, after the Broward Teachers Union and city negotiators reached a tentative contract agreement Wednesday night.
'Vote-out' teacher could be reinstated
If St. Lucie County school board members next week approve Wendy Portillo's return to the classroom, she'll likely be teaching students twice as old as the kindergartners she led last year to vote a 5-year-old out of their classroom.
ACLU lawsuit: Palm Beach County's woeful graduation rates show failure of Florida's education policies
Incited by poor graduation rates in Palm Beach County, a national civil rights group sued the state Thursday, alleging it failed to ensure that all students receive the high-quality education guaranteed under the Florida Constitution.
ACLU lawsuit: Palm Beach County's woeful graduation rates show failure of Florida's education policies
Incited by poor graduation rates in Palm Beach County, two civil rights groups have sued the state, alleging that it failed to ensure that all students receive the high-quality education guaranteed under the Florida Constitution.
FAU president search begins with ads, 600 letters
The search is officially on for a new president at Florida Atlantic University.
Race of the roaches brings six-legged thrills to Palm Beach Atlantic University
For eight years, Janet Cornella sat on the sidelines as Palm Beach Atlantic University students and faculty raced cockroaches in the school's annual bug race.






National Headlines

Virtual schools chart new course
Some contenders will come with national representatives from education management companies touting their records of student achievement in other states. ...
Week spotlights education
The annual tagline, "Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility" represents the National Education Association's vision of calling upon ...
National Briefing | South Florida: Lawsuit Over Education
Charlie Crist, the Board of Education and several political leaders and says they are violating a requirement in the Florida Constitution to provide a ...
Ecolab Donates More Than $775000 to Teachers Through National Education Grant ...
"Ecolab has always consistently supported education, utilizing a variety of means,” said Douglas M. Baker, Ecolab's Chairman, President and Chief Executive ...
Charter schools widen the gap between rich and poor students
According to the National Education Association, for-profit charter schools rarely outperform traditional public schools, even when the charter receives ...
Obama pushes importance of education reform
President Obama visits a local middle school to urge educators to think on a more global level, highlighting the national Race to the Top competition. ...
POTUS tells Wisconsin: "It's Time to Make Education America's National Mission”
... a small gymnasium at James C. Wright Middle School, President Obama promoted the administration's efforts to “make education America's national mission. ...
Why we don't need an education secretary
But I wish all of them had not spent valuable time trying to deal with the painfully slow pace and often politically-addled reasoning of national education ...
National Community College Leader to Step Down in 2010
In addition, he frequently lectured abroad and served in an advisory capacity to the Department of National Education for The Republic of South Africa, ...
National education panel accredits ETSU College of Public Health
ETSU officials say accreditation by the Council on Education for Public Health is a national honor that can have a bearing on the number and size of federal ...








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