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Common Core backlash is rooted in fiction
I was at a neighborhood party recently, happily eating too many chips and dip and watching the kids jump themselves silly in a bounce house. Life was good in my little corner of suburbia. Until I heard about the latest boogeyman. A few moms started...
Tags: Barack Obama, Glenn Beck, Republican Party, Jeb Bush, Rick Scott
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Lake Mary approves $600K in incentives for Digital Risk
Lake Mary commissioners on Thursday approved the city's share of a $600,000 incentives package designed to help a Maitland-based company create 600 professional jobs in Lake Mary. Digital Risk LLC, a maker of mortgage risk-analysis software, would get...
Tags: Lake Mary, Investments
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Freebie Friday: Free stuff to do around Orlando
If you're looking for something to do this weekend that won't cost you anything, check out our list of absolutely free events. Here's our list: EVENTS CENTRAL FLORIDA LANDSCAPE AND GARDEN FAIR: Saturday-Sunday; Discovery Gardens,1951 Woodlea Road,...Tags: DeBary, Embry-Riddle University, Lake Eola Park, Winter Garden, Celebration
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Wendy Chioji returns in WKMG special
Staff writerWendy Chioji returns to host a second "Surviving & Thriving" special at 8 p.m. Friday on WKMG-Channel 6. The inspirational programs salute people who have overcome health crises. The latest special features attorney Nancy Freeman, who discusses her...Tags: Colon Cancer
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Elementary schools with longer days show signs of improvement in reading, data shows
The 100 worst-performing elementary school in Florida (based on state reading test scores) extended their school days by an hour this year. The hope was that more reading instruction would help struggling students improve -- and preliminary data...Tags: Orange County (Florida), Schools, Charter Schools, Pine Hills, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
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House of Worship of the Week: Maitland Presbyteian Church
Who: Maitland Presbyterian Church Where: 341 N. Orlando Ave., Maitland 32751 Phone: 407-644-3455 Website: www.maitlandpres.org Services: Sunday, 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. When founded: 1882 Members: 750 Demographic: predominately white,...
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Rose Anna Hann Barmak: Her uniforms were well-suited to Colonial era
Rose Anna Hann Barmak loved to sew, from authentic-looking Colonial Minutemen uniforms when she was a young woman to intricate quilts in her later years. The woman friends and family called "Dolly" made uniforms for the Minutemen Colonial Fife and...
Tags: New York City, Kissimmee, Memorial Day, Arts and Culture, Festive Events
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Freebie Friday: Free events in Orlando this week
EVENTS ART AND MUSIC IN THE PARK: with food trucks and music by Jeff Rupert: 6-9 p.m. today; Lake Concord Park, 95 Triplet Lake Drive, Casselberry; free; 407-262-7700. ART AMONG THE TREES: art, craft and music festival: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday;...Tags: Winter Park, Interstate 4, University of Central Florida, Winter Garden, St. Cloud
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Review: A stiff shot of warmth in 'The Angels' Share'
A barrel of whisky would usually spell doom for the working-class blokes who always find their way into Ken Loach films. But it is redemption the director and his longtime creative collaborator, writer Paul Laverty, have in mind in the unexpectedly warm,...
Tags: Justice System, Movies, Crime, Law and Justice, Roger Allam, The Angels' Share (movie)
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Parent trigger bill gets another "yes" vote from Senate panel
The parent trigger bill earned another favorable vote Thursday when the Senate's education appropriations panel approved the controversial measure. Sen. David Simmons, R-Maitland, proposed an amendment, later adopted, that altered one contentious...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, PTA
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Florida Film Festival family movies highlight talented kids
I giggled a little when high-schooler Ruby, an aspiring actress, confessed to the camera: "It's hard to do Shakespeare… especially when you're 13." Some actors would argue it never gets easier. But watching youngsters grapple with their budding...
Tags: Students, Arts and Culture, Education, Teaching and Learning, Winter Garden
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‘Parent trigger’ bill passes the House
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Leslie Postal, Staff Writer The “parent trigger” bill was hotly debated this afternoon by the Florida House, which then passed the measure 68 to 51. The bill aims to give parents more say in the fate of a failing school. But critics fear it...
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