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You're not alone, but maybe you haven't looked everywhere. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313302.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313302.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST An increasing number of colleges -- the University of Miami's medical campus and University of Florida among them -- are pushing to be smoke-free by next school year. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313307.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313307.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST In the near future, a corrupt corporation is trying to take over the world. As part of its nefarious plot, Conspiracy Inc. is altering the historic record. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313274.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313274.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Until this past summer, Florida high school seniors who did not meet their graduation requirements were still able to graduate with a regular diploma if they passed the GED before the end of the school year. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313280.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313280.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Q: I have recommendations from my teachers, but also from my tennis coach and the National Honor Society advisor. I alreadyhave two teacher recommendations, and I know my counselor plans to write a letter. Can I also send these other letters? I feel these other people really know me and that admissions people will be impressed if they read them. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313286.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313286.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST As foreclosures in South Florida continue to skyrocket, more and more homeowners are turning to lawyers for legal help.<p/> And thanks to a new program at the University of Miami School of Law, graduates who recently passed the Florida Bar Exam are offering free help to people caught in the foreclosure crisis. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313298.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313298.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Stepping off the roof of a six-story building is key to this lesson.<p/> One-by-one, fresh trainees in the Urban Search and Rescue program at the Broward Fire Academy in Davie strap into a harness and repel vertically the full length of a structure. Way before their feet touch the ground, however, these students are required to hang around for awhile. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313303.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313303.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Classroom door handles. Vending machine buttons. Computer lab keyboards.<p/> On a college campus, scores of students and staff leave their germs on communal surfaces every day. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313278.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313278.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST the animated, female icon who jumps up and down on your computer screen every time you open Yahoo or another website.<p/> She's usually accompanied by a headline that screams, ``Obama Wants Moms to Return to School,'' and she flashes a promise of up to $10,000 in grant money. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313283.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313283.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Those beloved iPhone apps? Thank electrical and software engineers. The smart cars and hybrids? There are both chemical and mechanical engineers behind those. And those cruise ships equipped with all the comforts of home? Those were the brainchild of marine engineers. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313291.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313291.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Designers, engineers and others in the South Florida construction industry are signing up for the Green Ready Certificate Program, an 18-hour course offered at two Broward County technical schools for those who want to learn more about green building practices. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313300.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313300.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Instead of buying new clothes or hiring a tailor to alter her dresses, fashionista Vanessa Ofarril, 33, has decided to learn to sew.<p/> Ofarril, who has her own vintage merchandising business, is taking sewing as an hour-long evening community class at Krop Senior High School in Miami. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313305.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313305.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Dominique Penen swung her petite frame up into the cab of a big-rig truck, flexing arm muscle and biting her lower lip. Once settled in the driver's seat, Penen, 47, of Hallandale Beach turned and beamed. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313269.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313269.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Leona Williams credits the TV show CSI: NY for steering her to a degree in crime scene technology at Keiser University in Fort Lauderdale. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313279.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313279.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Shelton Ferrari was set to open a new car dealership in Fort Lauderdale, but a group of business students from Nova Southeastern University convinced the company otherwise. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313285.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313285.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST It's a math problem some students might not be prepared to solve: If more people are looking for fewer jobs, how is a recent grad supposed to find work? http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313293.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313293.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Getting an education always seemed like the ticket to improving your life -- recession or not.<p/> And an advanced degree, in particular, is often associated with prestige and a better standard of living. The average monthly income of someone with a master's degree is about $5,380 -- more than twice what someone with only a high school diploma earns, according to U.S. Census data. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1319569.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1319569.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST 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. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1319231.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1319231.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST 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. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1319235.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1319235.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST 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.