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• Presidential finalist Hickey proposes growth at FAU

  Florida Atlantic University could experience growth, both in population and in online classes, if Terry Hickey becomes the new president. Hickey, provost of the University of Central Florida, interviewed with members of the Board of Trustees Wednesday morning. He told the trustees they can’t expect new money from the state, so [...]
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• School issues come to West Boca Council

  Some fans of American Idol who live in west Boca Raton may have a tough choice on Tuesday night. That's when the West Boca Community Council's evening program focuses on the challenges facing the Palm Beach County school system. The council's guest speaker will be Judy Klinek, an assistant superintendent for [...]
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• FAU trustees interview presidential candidates

  If all goes well, Florida Atlantic University should have its new president by this afternoon. The Board of Trustees Is in the process of interviewing candidates. First up is Terry Hickey, provost at the University of Central Florida. He started meeting with the board at 10 a.m. and plans to continue [...]
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• Wednesday Florida education news headlines

  St. Petersburg Times: Pinellas School Board looks at options to deal with 'hoodlums' Florida Times-Union: A proposed federal ban on junk food in public schools aims to fight childhood obesity Naples Daily News: Immokalee is Florida's alternative spring break hot spot Sun Sentinel: Broward School Board urged to overhaul employee investigation process The Gainesville [...]
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• Students ask Broward board to make early release days more meaningful

  If you equate early release days in Broward schools with in-class movies, consider yourself on notice – a group of students wants to change up those early dismissal days and make them useful. The Broward School Board’s student advisers told board members at Tuesday’s meeting that it’s time to take those [...]
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• Tuesday round-up: Education news around Florida

  Bradenton Herald: Florida Power & Light has a money-saving tip for Manatee County's school district: Install solar panels. Miami Herald: Some South Florida educators are excited about President Obama's plan to spend more in struggling schools. Orlando Sentinel: Add two more education bills to your legislative tracking list: Teacher [...]
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• The cost of high school graduation

  Here’s a news nugget from Tuesday’s Broward School Board meeting: High school graduation has a price. Broward’s high schools are too big to hold graduation in the school’s auditorium. You can’t smoosh all the graduates, friends and family members into the auditorium for the annual spring rite-of-passage. So, the $363,223 pricetag [...]
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• Local students prepare to compete in state science fair

  Thirty-nine Palm Beach County middle and high school students are invited to compete in the upcoming State Science and Engineering Fair. The event is scheduled to be held April 7-9 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. More than 1,200 students from public and private schools participated in the county fair, [...]
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• Monday round-up: Education news around Florida

  Florida Keys Keynoter: Florida Keys Community College interim president Larry Tyree agrees to stick around for another eight months, while the search for a new president continues. Florida Keys Keynoter: Should the Monroe County School District pay for damage a rogue rat inflicted on an employee's car? Florida [...]
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• FIU to bring back marching band

  It’s hard to believe that a university in one of the greatest music cities in the world didn’t have a band to play at its football games and other big events. But Florida International University, which serves the Miami area, lost its marching band last June due to budget cuts. There’s [...]
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