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Full Sail Students Targeted; 2 Arrested

If you're going to rob students in Central Florida, it's probably best not to brag about it. More

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Conn. Would Waive Student Loans In 'Green' Jobs

Connecticut state legislation would waive thousands of dollars in loans for students who earn degrees or certificates in green technology and other jobs. More

New School Zones Will Move 1,500 Students

Following a heated meeting, a local school board voted to change boundary lines for 14 schools. More

School Board To Decide On New Zoning

A local school board is discussing new zoning to ease overcrowding, but parents are not pleased with the idea of moving schools. More

VIDEO: New Zoning in Brevard

Nazi Symbols Found Painted On School

White supremacist symbols are found on the walls of a Central Florida high school. More

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Duncan: More Than Math, Reading Important

President Barack Obama's proposal to overhaul education standards championed by his predecessor aims to broaden the focus beyond math and reading to "a well-rounded education," Education Secretary Arne Duncan says. More

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Obama Promise: Brighter Education Futures For Kids

President Barack Obama is promising parents and their kids that with his administration's help they will have better teachers in improved schools so U.S. students can make up for academic ground lost against youngsters in other countries. More
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Texas Ed Board Vote Reflects Far-Right View

A far-right faction of the Texas State Board of Education succeeded Friday in injecting conservative ideals into social studies, history and economics lessons that will be taught to millions of students for the next decade. More

Democrats To Resurrect College Aid Plan

Congressional Democrats want a stalled overhaul of college aid programs to get strapped onto a fast-track health care bill, giving both Obama administration priorities a better chance of passage. More

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  An Orange County judge has granted a temporary injunction on the release of footage of the death of a SeaWorld trainer.
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  The Orange County Sheriff's Office has released more than 50 pages of witness statements in the death of a SeaWorld whale trainer.
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  The Connell family, of New Hampshire, was videotaping the Sea World killer whale show moments before a trainer was killed.
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  An Orange County judge has granted a temporary injunction on the release of footage of the death of a SeaWorld trainer.
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  The Orange County Sheriff's Office has released more than 50 pages of witness statements in the death of a SeaWorld whale trainer.
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  The trainer killed by an orca at SeaWorld Orlando is not the first victim of an attack by a captive animal delete, or the first animal expert killed on the job.
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