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  1. Bradenton Herald, 6/28/08, Study: ESOL students' grades reflect schools
  2. Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, 6/29: School crime report numbers differ; state checking into the numbers
  3. Washington Post, 6/29: Setback for Philadelphia Schools Plan
  4. Miami Herald, 6/30: District, teachers union spar on contract
  5. New York Times, 6/30: Attention Goes a Long Way at a School, Small by Design
  6. myfoxtampabay.com, 6/29/08, Teachers Get Schooled In Rock At Hall Of Fame
  7. St. Petersburg Times, 7/1: Pasco school workers agree to delay step increases
  8. Tampa Tribune, 7/1: ESE Inclusion Proposal Gaining Momentum
  9. Tampa Tribune, 7/1: FCAT National Comparison Test Cut
  10. Tampa Tribune, 7/1: Fewer Students Read Between Lines
  11. Pensacola News-Journal, 7/1: Old legal problems, new law could cost jobs
  12. Palm Beach Post, 6/30: Massive budget cuts hammer high school athletics
  13. St. Petersburg Times, 7/2: A better measure than the SAT
  14. St. Petersburg Times, 7/2: Despite new schools, crowding remains a problem in Pasco
  15. Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 7/2: New flexibility to No Child law
  16. Orlando Sentinel 7/2: Orange County schools will pack more learning into same amount of time
  17. myfoxtampabay.com, 7/2/08, Schools struggle with fuel crisis
  18. The Gradebook, 7/2/08, When in doubt, pray
  19. The Gradebook, 7/2/08, Hillsborough teacher is top reading coach
  20. Guardian (UK), 7/3: US teacher is suspended for letting pupils read bestseller
  21. St. Petersburg Times, 7/3: County plans to hire fewer teachers
  22. St. Petersburg Times, 7/3: Free screening to help determine Hernando's gifted students
  23. Tallahassee Democrat, 7/3: Teachers seek summer cash
  24. TCPalm, 7/3: Pilot program aims to help improve struggling schools
  25. Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, 7/3: State eases rules for troubled Broward, Palm Beach County schools
  26. Tallahassee Democrat, 7/3: Early FCAT scores shows FAMU research school still struggling
  27. San Francisco Chronicle, 7/3: Anti-abortion group wins free-speech ruling
  28. The Gradebook, 7/3/08, School grades are coming
  29. Chatanooga Times Free Press, 7/5: Tennessee lags Southeast in board-certified teachers
  30. WOKV (Jacksonville), 7/5: Duval Superintendent Against New School Funding Plan
  31. Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, 7/5: School vouchers amendment may be misleading
  32. Cape Coral Daily Breeze, 7/5: School district adds additional session
  33. Ft. Lauderdales Sun-Sentinel, 7/5: Palm Beach County School District again rejects former teachers' claim of "union busting"
  34. St. Petersburg Times, 7/5: Pasco schools seek subs for classroom and other duties
  35. St. Petersburg Times, 7/5: Parents criticize bus stop changes in e-mails
  36. Washington Post, 7/5: Rhee Deploys 'Army of Believers'
  37. myfoxtampabay.com, 7/5/08, School Health Centers Bring Services To Students
  38. myfoxtampabay.com, 7/4/08, Minn. School District Going to Four-Day Week
  39. Stars and Stripes, 7/6: At Guantanamo, a DODDS school unlike any other
  40. Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 7/6: Schools looking to voters for help
  41. Orlando Sentinel, 7/6: High school budget cuts driving knife into athletic programs, too
  42. myfoxtampabay.com, 7/6/08, Students Helped Break 'Massive Resistance' To Desegregation
  43. Parade Magazine, 7/6/08, Fixing Our Schools
  44. local6.com, 7/6/08, Gun Safety Could Become PE Option
  45. Sweating out school grades in Florida
  46. Collier adds new schools, renovations
  47. baynews9.com, 7/7/08, Former students raise money for teacher in need
  48. The Gradebook, 7/7/08, Sub insists he's no wizard, plans to sue Pasco district
  49. The Gradebook, 7/7/08, Who will Crist pick?
  50. The Gradebook, 7/7/08, The Patrick Byrne connection
  51. US News & World Report, 6/26/08, More High School Kids Take College Classes
  52. US News & World Report, 6/24/08, Kids Can Pick Which SAT Scores a College Sees
  53. St. Petersburg Times, 7/8: Schools race needs less noise
  54. Palm Beach Post, 7/8: FCAT school grades to be released Tuesday
  55. St. Petersburg Times, 7/8: Memo to Pasco school principals was miscommunication
  56. Miami Herald, 7/8: Failure not an option for middle school kids
  57. St. Petersburg Times (Gradebook), 7/8: School grades up, AYP down
  58. St. Petersburg Times (Gradebook), 7/8: Study: High stakes hasn’t hurt low stakes
  59. St. Petersburg Times, 7/9: Hernando County School District earns an A
  60. St. Petersburg Times, 7/9: Pasco FCAT scores have their ups and downs
  61. St. Petersburg Times, 7/9: FCAT grades looking up in Hillsborough
  62. BusinessWeek, 7/9: Revamping Education in U.S. Schools
  63. myfoxtampabay.com, 7/8/08, Ohio Town Split Over Teacher Accused Of Preaching
  64. myfoxtampabay.com, 7/8/08, More schools get good grades from state
  65. tampabays10.com, 6/8/08, Did your school make the grade?
  66. tampabays10.com, 6/8/08, Free lunch for Hillsborough County kids
  67. USA Today, 7/10: Kids before politics
  68. Ocala.com, 7/10: Teacher's aide accused of sex with teen boy
  69. Pensacola News-Journal, 7/10: FCAT: Take the good
  70. Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, 7/10: Lauderdale Lakes charter school told to close after third F
  71. Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, 7/10: Palm Beach County teachers' union demands pay raises
  72. Salt Lake Tribune, 7/11: Teacher merit pay plan OK'd
  73. El Paso Times, 7/11: Teacher pay ruling to cost El Paso districts $2.5 million
  74. News.com.au (Australia), 7/11: Music teacher Colin Harold Doo on 322 sex charges
  75. Orlando Sentinel, 7/11: From empty-skulled illiterates to amazing little Einsteins
  76. Palm Beach Post, 7/10: Science scores improve in FCAT, study finds
  77. Jacksonville Times-Union, 7/11: FCAT a big challenge for high schools
  78. Tampa Tribune, 7/11: Schools Face Differences In State, Fed Standards
  79. New York Times, 7/11: High Cost of Driving Ignites Online Classes Boom
  80. Washington Post, 7/11: Some D.C. Principals Credit Rhee for Big Gains in Test Scores
  81. Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 7/11: Superintendent search evolves with the market
  82. baynews9.com, 7/11/08, House arrest over for Debra Lafave
  83. Salt Lake Tribune, 7/12: Raise the bar: Teacher merit pay should go only to a few
  84. Tampa Tribune, 7/12: School Grades Released
  85. Palm Beach Post, 7/12: Annual FCAT snapshot has usual fuzziness
  86. St. Petersburg Times, 7/12: Hillsborough schools remove soda from vending machines
  87. tcpalm.com, 7/12/08, After PSL autistic boy's case, Attorney General weighing more complaints from parents
  88. US News & World Report, 7/11/08, Autism and a Link to Brain Development
  89. St. Petersburg Times, 7/11: Teaching jobs are there, but competition is stiff
  90. Arizona Republic, 7/13: Reform urged for teacher discipline system
  91. Seattle Times, 7/13: "Disruptive" thinking builds high hope for nation's schools
  92. Northwest Florida Daily News, 7/13: State: No FCAT fraud, but 'cavalier attitude' exists
  93. Miami Herald, 7/13: FCAT third-grade reading law questioned
  94. St. Petersburg Times, 7/13: Four charter schools in Pasco earn A's and a B in school grades
  95. Tampa Bay's 10: Ad campaign presses candidates on education
  96. San Francisco Chronicle, 7/13: State's schools lack cohesive plan for autism
  97. Boston Globe, 7/13: In any language, a lesson heard
  98. Toledo Blade, 7/13: Teaching the teachers
  99. US News & World Report, 7/11/08, College Board Cancels One School's AP Scores After Cheating Scandal
  100. myfoxtampabay.com, 7/12/08, Case That Led To Calif. Home School Ban Dismissed
  101. Obama Courts Teachers Via Sattellite
  102. New York Times, 7/14: New Vision for Schools Proposes Broad Role
  103. BBC News, 7/13: Call for more searches of pupils
  104. tcpalm.com, 7/14/08, Rising diesel prices put Treasure Coast school buses in a bind
  105. pnj.com, 7/14/08, 'A' is for accomplishment
  106. floridatoday.com, 7/13/08, Our view: Momentum at risk
  107. miamiherald.com, 7/13/08, Dade school police protest job cuts
  108. rockymountainnews.com, 7/14/08, DPS plan seeks involvement of parents for 5,280 minutes
  109. myfoxtampabay.com, 7/13/08, Austin School District Halts Funding For 'Rent'
  110. The Gradebook, 7/14/08, Jeb Bush and Al Sharpton?
  111. The Gradebook, 7/14/08, Few consequences for kids who cheat
  112. Chicago Sun-Times, 7/14: Obama picks up endorsement, says he'll fix No Child Left Behind
  113. floridatoday.com, 7/14/08, District may drive up fees for education
  114. The New York Times, 7/15/08, Calm Down or Else
  115. nwfdailynews.com, 7/14/08, Board fires Lewis coach for viewing 'soft porn' at work
  116. palmbeachpost.com, 7/14/08, Two F's reinforce school's stigma
  117. miamiherald.com, 7/15/08, School board member's e-mail usage under fire
  118. baynews9.com, 7/15/08, High school quarterback jailed after fatal shooting
  119. infozine.com, 7/14/08, Budget Cuts, Reading and Math Remediation Equals Less Time for Music Education
  120. St. Petersburg Times, 7/15/08, Support public schools at polls
  121. pnj.com, 7/15/08, The FCAT merry-go-round
  122. cbs42.com, 7/14/08, After School Seduction: Teacher-Student Sex Scandals
  123. The New York Times, 7/16/08, Childhood Activity Declines Dramatically in Teen Years, Study Shows
  124. The Gradebook, 7/15/08, Are the school grades messed up?
  125. The Gradebook, 7/15/08, Jeb, the Rev, Obama and McCain
  126. St. Petersburg Times, 7/16/08, School Board: Use electronic devices in school and lose them
  127. St. Petersburg Times, 7/16/08, Hillsborough School Board okays travel moratorium
  128. Orlando Sentinel.com, 7/16/08, Numbers add up for Central Florida school districts
  129. Miamiherald.com, 7/16/08, Crew's grim budget forecast: layoffs and cuts to programs
  130. HeraldTribune.com, 7/16/08, Teacher pay cut in Manatee supported
  131. floridatoday.com, 7/16/08, School Board Says Yes to Fee-Based Transportation
  132. myfoxtampabay.com, 7/16/08, Teachers Become Nurses As Schools Get Squeezed
  133. jacksonville.com, 7/16/08, After the ''F'' grade, one district rallies
  134. The Gradebook, 7/16/08, No lightning rods here
  135. Orlando Sentinel.com, 7/17/08, Volusia County urged to drop abstinence, teach safe sex
  136. floridatoday.com, 7/17/08, Struggling schools will get help
  137. St. Petersburg Times, 7/17/08, New chief of Board of Governors likes challenges
  138. St. Petersburg Times, 7/17/08, Child care expert gets top accolade
  139. tcpalm.com, 7/17/08, Sour economy means greater need for donated school supplies
  140. floridatoday.com, 7/17/08, Our view: Leading by example
  141. Orlando Sentinel.com, 7/17/08, 13 Florida high schools earn nothing but D's and F's since 1999
  142. The Gradebook, 7/17/08, That's one way to keep numbers down
  143. The Gradebook, 7/17/08, Can they force you to wear a uniform?
  144. Board fires Lewis coach for viewing 'soft porn' at work
  145. Chocachatti Assistant Principal Wins Reading Award
  146. Haney Technical School's FCAT Grade
  147. Katy ISD teacher accused of sex with student
  148. South Florida: Teacher pleads not guilty to sex charge
  149. Dearing to take teacher pay fight to school board
  150. Higley OKs 2% pay increase for teachers
  151. YISD seeks more input on pay raise proposal
  152. McCain supports vouchers
  153. Confusion over New Orleans school vouchers
  154. Lee School Board candidates debate school choice program
  155. Salina Schools Get Ready with New Technology
  156. Reshaping education with ‘teach less learn more’ strategy
  157. Is technology fueling an increase in crime in Martin schools?
  158. Free Schools Using Study Technology of L. Ron Hubbard Give Hope to Kolkata Children
  159. Summer program boosts English skills of immigrant students
  160. http://www.winchesterstar.com/showarticle_new.php?sID=6&foldername=20080718&file =jkes_article.html
  161. Teachers cool to special meeting
  162. Troubled Maitland charter school could get reprieve
  163. Lawsuit over school funding in Ga. heads to court
  164. Group backs school-based management
  165. Tampa Tribune, 7/20: Law Aims To Declaw FCAT Mania
  166. Baltimore Sun, 7/21: Vouchers offer city kids a chance
  167. The Day (Connecticut), 7/21: Single-Sex Classes Falter; Dropped By NL For Next Term
  168. Detroit News, 7/21: Pay system rewards right traits for teachers
  169. Lakeland Ledger, 7/21: Mullenax Wants Kids Prepared for the FCAT
  170. Orlando Sentinel, 7/21: Orange County school district's not living up to its own goals
  171. Miami Herald, 7/21: Sleepy board voting at 3 a.m.
  172. Naples Daily News, 7/21: Four Collier schools looking to upgrade grades
  173. St. Petersburg Times, 7/21: Hudson Elementary forced to restructure
  174. St. Petersburg Times, 7/21: Schools, students face higher hurdles to pay for college
  175. St. Petersburg Times, 7/21: Lawmakers want to tighten state's retirement fund
  176. Montgomery Advertiser, 7/21: School board brings back paddling with parental permission
  177. Charleston (WV) Daily Mail, 7/21: Governor wants more schools to consider year-round schedule
  178. Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 7/21: School districts' suit claims state funding insufficient
  179. Sacremento Bee, 7/21: Bill bets prizes would get kids to pass tests
  180. Tampabays 10, 7/21: Back-to-school spending likely to drop
  181. Boston Globe, 7/21: Miss. school district bars teacher-student texting
  182. St. Petersburg Times (Gradebook), 7/21: Early education - the key to overcoming the achievement gap
  183. Yahoo News, 7/21: San Antonio district debuts special propane buses
  184. Lakeland Ledger, 7/22: Education Takes Back Seat
  185. Jacksonville Daily Progress, 7/22: Teacher pay tops district’s priorities in ‘08-‘09 school year; spending cuts to offset rising fixed costs
  186. BBC News, 7/22: When pupils are too shy to learn
  187. Bay News 9, 7/22: 3rd graders write to themselves, get letters yrs. later
  188. St. Petersburg Times, 7/22: Hillsborough district to halt building binge
  189. Twin Cities (MN) Pioneer Press, 7/23: 'Bold but practical' ultimately means 'not bold'
  190. Oregon Live, 7/23: Teacher pay measure qualifies for Ore. ballot
  191. TC Palm, 7/23: St. Lucie school board's list of goals could improve learning
  192. Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, 7/23: F-rated charter school in Lauderdale Lakes won't have to close for now
  193. Miami Herald, 7/23: FCAT unfairly labels kids
  194. TC Palm, 7/23: Indian River School Board to still pay La Cava for unused sick time
  195. Orlando Sentinel, 7/23: Voters to get say on Orange schools chief - if court OKs it
  196. Miami Herald, 7/23: State called secretive over graduation rate
  197. St. Petersburg Times, 7/23: Hillsborough School Board racks up high travel bill
  198. St. Petersburg Times, 7/23: Pasco schools may end free bus rides
  199. St. Petersburg Times, 7/23: High prices slow down back-to-school shoppers
  200. Daytona Beach News-Journal, 7/23: Battle brewing over amendment
  201. Bay News 9: 7/23/07 Same-sex classes successful, parents and educators say
  202. San Francisco Chronicle, 7/24: Obama's national sex ed program
  203. Baton Rouge Advocate, 7/24: Lawmakers’ group hears hopefuls’ education plans
  204. Washington Post, 7/24: Pay-Hike Plan for Teachers In D.C. Entails Probation
  205. USA Today, 7/23: States' testing programs finding few offenders
  206. Chicago Tribune, 7/24: Stand on pledge ends with Fla. law upheld
  207. Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 7/24: Sarasota County faces empty classes
  208. Naples Daily News, 7/24: Collier schools oppose amendment to cut taxes
  209. Jacksonville Times-Union, 7/24: Parents must value education
  210. Palm Beach Post, 7/24: Florida would suffer under Amendment 5
  211. TC Palm, 7/24: Record numbers of schools receive A's, but something doesn't seem quite right
  212. Boston Globe, 7/24: Livin' is uneasy
  213. Washington Post, 7/24: Reaching Beyond the Classroom
  214. St. Petersburg Times, 7/24: Parks' after-school programs face cuts
  215. St. Petersburg Times, 7/24: Pasco weighs cost of bus rides vs. student safety
  216. MyFox Tampa Bay, 7/24: Playing with predators to keep kids safe
  217. Bay News 9, 7/24: Polk County schools can no longer spank kids
  218. Detroit News, 7/25: Don't base teacher pay on higher test scores
  219. Los Angeles Times, 7/25: Math scores for girls and boys no different, study finds
  220. Pensacola News-Journal, 7/25: Santa Rosa schools have $11.5 million less to spend
  221. TC Palm, 7/25: St. Lucie County schools to lose $19 million
  222. Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, 7/25: Jupiter principal faces suspension for allegedly inflating enrollment figures
  223. Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, 7/25: Palm Beach County School District to categorize 83 troubled schools
  224. Tampa Tribune, 7/25: District Bosses: Amendment 5 Would Be 'Devastating'
  225. Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, 7/25: Teen sues archdiocese, school over bullying
  226. Daytona Beach News-Journal, 7/25: The forces are gathering to sell or fight Amendment 5
  227. Daytona Beach News-Journal, 7/25: Ag teacher fined $250 for unauthorized substitution
  228. St. Petersburg Times, 7/25: Emotions of Hillsborough County School Board members flying high
  229. Boston Globe, 7/26: It takes a village
  230. New Orleans Times-Picayune, 7/26: Teachers tap into the power of a high-tech education plan
  231. Upstate Today (SC), 7/26: Single-gender classes receive thumbs up in recent survey
  232. Dallas News, 7/26: Judge orders Texas to revamp bilingual programs
  233. Tampabay's 10, 7/26: Hillsborough County Provides Free Backpacks and School Supplies to Students
  234. St. Petersburg Times, 7/26: Don’t force pledge
  235. St. Petersburg Times, 7/26: What's like, the big deal about texting in class?
  236. St. Petersburg Times, 7/26: Home Builders Institute 2008 Project CRAFT saves more at-risk teens
  237. New York Times, 7/27: Literacy Debate: Online, R U Really Reading?
  238. Baltimore Sun, 7/27: Vouchers subsidize sectarian schools
  239. Boston Globe, 7/27: Making movies is part of curriculum
  240. The Tennessean, 7/27: Data lend urgency to English-language learning
  241. Orlando Sentinel, 7/27: Buck uncertainty to focus on kids
  242. Orlando Sentinel, 7/27: PE classes explore new frontiers
  243. Orlando Sentinel, 7/27: Don't dumb down
  244. Orlando Sentinel, 7/27: Don't let test anxiety threaten college admissions
  245. Miami Herald, 7/27: Freedom at heart of school
  246. Miami Herald, 7/27: Education is key to foundation
  247. Miami Herald, 7/27: Many homeschoolers undaunted by college
  248. Ocala Star-Banner, 7/27: School District now holding back fewer students
  249. Northwest Florida Daily News, 7/27: Minority FCAT scores up
  250. Palm Beach Post, 7/27: Florida universities strive to meet demands of online student surge