“For the proactive school that really taps into what this offers, it can really make a difference in connecting kids to college success.”
Beginning this fall, every 10th-grader in Oregon public schools will take the PSAT or a similar college readiness test, and the state will pick up most of the tab. via The Oregonian […]

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GAINESVILLE - The women's basketball team will compete in the Women's NIT and is one of 16 teams to receive a first-round bye.
The Gators will play the winner of the opening-round game between South Florida and Florida Gulf Coast. The location of the second-round game will be determined at a later date.
Florida (18-13) defeated Florida […]

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TAMPA — A toddler girl playing outside a house on Fremont Avenue was taken to Tampa General Hospital tonight after she was apparently hit by a vehicle.
Tampa Police Lt. Brian Dugan said the baby suffered a possible rupture spleen and liver damage. Police were still investigating.
Rescuers got the call to 1006 N Fremont Ave. just […]

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Wolf Blitzer tonight broke the news that John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has looked to Florida for his running mate. "Sen. McCain has played the Florida card," Blitzer said. "He is reaching into the Sunshine State for the top political talent that […]

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The Virginia legislature has approved a bill that would direct the state board of education to decide whether to withdraw from participation in the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

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