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Newtown official calls for FAU professor's firing
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsI'm all for academic freedom and freedom of speech, but there's a not-so-fine line between critical thinking and crackpot lunacy. Florida Atlantic University professor James Tracy has clearly stepped over it. Tracy's doubts about the Sandy Hook Elementary...Tags: Gun Control, Politics, Florida Atlantic University, Freedom of the Press, Personal Weapon Control
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Staying Safe in the School Drop-Off Lane
KickingTiresMy son started Kindergarten last week. After weeks of everyone asking him how excited he was, he very nervously entered the building last Friday. He was a wreck but didn't cry (I might have, just a little), and he ended......Tags: Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Family
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Were Isaac school closings the right call?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsIn the end, Broward and Palm Beach County public schools arrived at the same conclusion -- no school today because of Tropical Storm Isaac -- but the way they did it was far different. Broward made the call early --......Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Weather Reports, Palm Beach County, Weather, Hurricane Isaac (2012)
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Suburban Dad: Taking My Daughter to College in a 2012 Nissan Quest
KickingTiresIt's a rite of passage for many families: driving your kid off to college. For our daughter, this meant a 1,500-mile trip from the Chicago suburbs to upstate New York. Assisting us on this trip was the 2012 Nissan Quest......Tags: Trips and Vacations, Ford, Travel, Infiniti, Colleges and Universities
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Charter and virtual schools need more oversight
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsFor my Broward print column today, I wrote about the dark side to the explosion of charter and virtual schools that's been encouraged by our choice-happy Legislature. There are now 84 charter schools operating in Broward (serving some 33,000 students),......Tags: Students, Schools, Charter Schools, Palm Beach County, Teaching and Learning
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FAU looking for new AD (updated)
FAU Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsAFTERNOON UPDATE --- Here is a statement from the Prez: "Craig Angelos, director of FAU athletics since July 2003, will no longer be serving in this role at the University. Craig has played an integral role in the growth......Tags: Colleges and Universities, Florida Atlantic Owls, College Sports
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FAU wants to hike student fee to help pay for stadium
FAU Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsFAU wants to up the athletic fee it charges students 5 percent, from $16.45 per credit hour to $17.27. Why? Well, in the loan agreement for the stadium, there is a stipulation that 5 percent of the student athletic......Tags: Students, Loans, Teaching and Learning, Florida State University
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FAU well represented in Sun Belt hoops awards
FAU Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsGet to Pro Day later. I am helping cover the Honda Classic, so juggling between golf, hoops, pro day. It's March Madness in South Florida... Belt released its awards, and FAU took home some hardware.... Coach of Year --......Tags: March Madness, Students, Honda Classic, Washington (U.S. state), Teaching and Learning
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Are vouchers fundamentally wrong?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsInteresting piece today by my colleagues Cara Fitzpatrick and database specialist John Maines about the state's voucher program for low-income students . The program was craftily designed to withstand a court challenge. Instead of having state money go to...Tags: Schools, ABC (tv network), Public Schools, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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FAU hoops: A lot coming back, but will the Owls be better?
FAU Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsWell, I hope your brackets are holding up. If you fell for the hype of the Big East, you have already torn yours up. The Belt had nothing to cheer about this year, and hopefully that improves. I've been......Tags: Students, Florida Atlantic Owls, Teaching and Learning, ESPN2 (tv network)
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Blessed are the cheesemakers
Dining@LargeOf course, not to be taken literally. All manufacturers of dairy products are equally blessed. The first year of Thursday evening Food Enthusiast Classes at Baltimore International College is winding down. Classes are held at the college's culinary arts.....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Mother's Day
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Rest in peace, Mr. Rooney
Crime and Safety - Sun-SentinelAs a brand new reporter at the Times Union in Albany, N.Y., I was assigned to??interview Andy Rooney.?? And though we did not become friends, that day, he was a friend to me.?? New York's capital city??was his hometown, and??Rooney was there??in 1998 to...Tags: Colleges and Universities, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Andy Rooney, New York City
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