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By Alessa Pang THREE Singaporean students are the talk of the town after placing third at the prestigious World Schools Debating Championships held in Greece last month. Asia One >

Florida should reverse ...

Daytona Beach News-Journal – A State Of Failure:  Noting the new “Everyone Graduates” project report from Johns Hopkins University which shows that at 185 high schools — 41 percent of all Florida high schools — fewer than two-thirds of ninth graders will earn a diploma,...

DCPS schedule changes...

For the 2009-2010 school year, middle and high school class schedules will be adjusted to shorten the school day by 45 minutes, with the exception of Frank H. Peterson and A.P. Randolph Academies of Technology and Douglas Anderson and LaVilla Schools of the Arts. The traditional*...

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Students seek grants as they are awarded as gifts without any pay back condition attached to it. Though student loans are available the payback take most part of your life and therefore loans are the last option a student will seek. Don’t stop your education for lack of funds -...

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Debate team skills put ...

Some high schoolers use free time to goof off with friends, but Brandon McNamara studied tough topics like nuclear war and alternative energy when he was not in the classroom. McNamara was a member of the Harlan Community Academy’s debate team, which meant he often stayed...

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The Florida Times-Union June 26, 2008 By MATT GALNOR, The Times-Union Jerrell Baker credits his Raines High School education for helping take him and many of his Jacksonville classmates across the world and into successful careers. The 1990 graduate is coaching one of the largest...

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How policy debate works...

What Is Competitive Policy Debate? (courtesy NAUDL) A.  Framework of Competitive Academic Debate: A debate team is comprised of two debaters from the same school. These two people operate together as a team throughout a tournament, alternately arguing both sides of the resolution....