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Coming to classrooms across Florida: Cursive handwriting instruction
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (951+ words) GAINESVILLE, Fla. " Melody Eichbauer grew up learning cursive in grade school and scribbling exam answers until her hand cramped well into her college years." Eichbauer, a professor of medieval, legal and ecclesiastical history at Florida Gulf Coast University, often combs…...
Proposal would block immigrants in US unlawfully from Florida colleges
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (938+ words) A group of Valencia College students walk outside of the college's Osceola Campus on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Oriana Torre, /Fresh Take Florida) GAINESVILLE, Fla. "Students without lawful immigration status in Florida could soon be barred from admission to all 28 state community…...
Radonski resigns from school board
11+ hour, 55+ min ago (489+ words) Nicole Radonski addresses the public as she tells them she will be resigning from the School Board of Highlands County on Tuesday night. During her resignation from the School Board of Highlands County, Nicole Radonski, left, tells Superintendent Brenda Longshore…...
Board vacancy would be filled by appointment of governor | News | midfloridanewspapers. com
11+ hour, 55+ min ago (361+ words) Following Nicole Radosnki's resignation from the School Board of Highlands County, Board Attorney Shannon Nash noted that Florida Governor Ron De Santis would appoint someone to fill the position on the board. In Florida, a school board member is required…...
Local students awarded the Rev. Laura M. White Memorial Scholarship
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (193+ words) To purchase a new subscription or to validate your current account for free online access, please click Continue below. Venise Fleurimond, at left, and Hermione Hunter-Lindsay, at right, were awarded the Rev. Laura M. White Memorial Scholarship last week. Dantia Lewis,…...
Esther M. Gill: A lifetime of teaching, travel, and service
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (532+ words) Esther Gill stands in front of Lake Placid High School in 1978. Esther Gill, left, congratulations a senior at Lake Placid High School graduation somewhere between the class of 1979 and the class of 1981. Esther Gill in the classroom. Esther Gill plays…...
Davenport to add red-light camera, school zone camera and e Bike fines
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (543+ words) Davenport Police Chief Steve Parker is concerned about safety. His concerns center around traffic and e-bikes. Both Parker and Davenport City Manager Kelly Callihan have seen accidents in person and on video occurring in Davenport and those accidents bring about…...
Our next generation of leaders
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (574+ words) The Polk County Sheriff's Office is excited to again be a pa" For those of you who have children in school, you may be con" Over the past few weeks, I've had the opportunity to tour a few schools in…...
School tax levy proposal to be on November ballot
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (314+ words) County Commission Chair Leslie Campione at the April 28 meeting. Screenshot/Lake County. Lake County voters will be asked in a November referendum to agree to a one-mill property tax increase to pay for teachers, school security and mental health programs…...
Project SEARCH welcomes 10 new students
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (275+ words) LIV Golf announced a new board and a new business strategy Thursday as it tries " As pilot Wayne Forbes pushed his stunt airplane straight up " Avon Park High School students entering the Project SEARCH program this year are, from left,…...