Posts in category Education

TALLAHASSEE — Some students choose to attend a university based on academic programs, distance from home or tuition. For Zanaba Smith, it is all about …

  BOSTON — Microsoft founder Bill Gates told the National Urban League that a child’s success should not depend on the race or income of …

(Associated Press) – CAMBRIDGE, Mass. —Every semester, Cheryl Carpenter tries to think of new ways to introduce Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God …

Special to South Florida Times When President Barack Obama visited Miami last Friday, few knew what was really on his mind. That morning he had …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida education commissioner Eric Smith is leaving that post in June, saying he wants to give new Gov. Rick Scott a …

COCOA, Fla. (AP) _ New Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos finished writing a book on politics for Brevard Community College four years ago, getting $152,000 …

DAVIE  —  “Dream. Be an idealist. Don’t be a cynic like me,” said Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, appealing to the students in his audience last …

TAMPA (AP) _ Christopher Columbus’ stature in U.S. classrooms has declined somewhat through the years, and many districts did not observe the explorer’s namesake holiday …

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Calling health insurance reform a “defining struggle of this generation,” President Barack Obama told thousands of college students Thursday that …

RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) _ Leaders of historically black colleges say they’ll fight a reduction in a federal program they call a financial lifeline at …