Saturday, July 11, 2009

Sentinel School Zone

Sentinel School Zone


UCF backs away from one of six planned program closures

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 05:45 PM PDT

UCF will allow the statistics program it had targeted for closure to stay open, leaving four others still on the chopping block. Trustees are scheduled to meet July 23 to vote on the proposed closures, which are designed to cut...


Gov. Crist congratulates teachers

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 01:33 PM PDT

As an afterward to last night's Florida Teacher of the Year ceremonies, Gov. Charlie Crist has just sent out a video congratulating all Florida teachers for their hard work. He says what they have achieved is evident by improved FCAT...


Lake school officials plan line-item review of budget

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 12:51 PM PDT

Lake County School Board members on Monday will begin a line-by-line review of the school district's budget for the new school year — a tedious, time-consuming task that helped them pare down spending when they tried it last year. The...


Local officials dance to raise money for Lake County schools

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 10:42 AM PDT

The mayor of Minneola, the woman who oversees testing in Lake County schools and an associate vice president of the Central Florida Health Alliance will dance their pants off in a local version of "Dancing With the Stars" later this...


Is Florida Virtual School all fun and games?

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 07:23 AM PDT

Some folks still raise their eyebrows when they hear kids are taking online high school courses. Can these things be worthwhile? Are kids really learning what they need to know? How about interaction with a teacher? Like when you hear...


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