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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Gov. Charlie Crist wants to give each of Florida's 11 state universities the power to raise tuition by up to 15 percent every year. An increase would have to be approved by a university's board of trustees and the Board of Governors, which oversees all the schools, Crist said Thursday. The Legislature now sets tuition although the Board of Governors is challenging that authority in a lawsuit. Lawmakers would have to approve Crist's proposal. The governor, who previously has opposed tuition increases, was surrounded… » More

Lights, Camera, Action, Time for School!

Lights, Camera, Action, Time for School!

  » Wed, November 19, 2008 - 9:56 pm

Mobile County elementary school uses technology to make learning fun. » More

Teacher Suspended For Voting Child Out Of Class

Teacher Suspended For Voting Child Out Of Class

  » Wed, November 19, 2008 - 10:23 am

The kindergarten teacher is accused of letting her students vote an autistic student out of class by a 14-2 margin. » More

Former MS Teacher Pleads Guilty To Sex With Student

Former MS Teacher Pleads Guilty To Sex With Student

  » Tue, November 18, 2008 - 3:07 pm

25-year-old Loni Folks had sex with a 16-year-old foreign exchange student from Italy. » More

New Escambia County Superintendent Takes Office

New Escambia County Superintendent Takes Office

  » Tue, November 18, 2008 - 2:28 pm

Malcolm Thomas is asking for your input to help improve Escambia County Schools. Click here to find the survey. » More

Alabama Program For At-Risk Students Honored

Alabama Program For At-Risk Students Honored

  » Fri, November 14, 2008 - 5:26 am

An Alabama program that helps disadvantaged students stay in school has received national recognition. » More

Teaching The Bible At School

Teaching The Bible At School

  » Fri, November 14, 2008 - 5:20 am

The State Board of Education is giving Alabama's public schools a second choice of books for teaching about the Bible. » More

Should Boys And Girls Be In Separate Classes?

Should Boys And Girls Be In Separate Classes?

  » Thu, November 13, 2008 - 9:00 pm

ACLU challenges policy at Mobile middle school. » More

11 At Southern Miss Facing Charges For Hazing

11 At Southern Miss Facing Charges For Hazing

  » Fri, November 07, 2008 - 9:48 am

Charges come after a "little sister" initiation at a fraternity house. 2 students ended up being hospitalized for severe blood alcohol poisioning.… » More

Amendment 1 Passage Prevents Budget Cuts

Amendment 1 Passage Prevents Budget Cuts

  » Thu, November 06, 2008 - 9:38 am

That's according to Gov. Bob Riley. But the down economy may still mean a hiring freeze and spending restrictions. » More

‘Shut Up Or I’ll Stop On The Railroad Tracks’

‘Shut Up Or I’ll Stop On The Railroad Tracks’

  » Tue, November 04, 2008 - 1:00 pm

A Florida school bus driver was suspended 20 days without pay for telling students she'd stop on railroad tracks and leave them there if they… » More

The High Cost of Higher Education

The High Cost of Higher Education

  » Sat, November 01, 2008 - 10:27 am

Alabama is ranked 2nd in country in increased cost for a college education » More

Blind Teen Musician

Blind Teen Musician

  » Fri, October 31, 2008 - 5:30 pm

A Baker High School student has a gift that is even more special once you meet him. » More

Bloody Vampire Pic Sparks Panic At School

Bloody Vampire Pic Sparks Panic At School

  » Fri, October 31, 2008 - 11:03 am

When a fifth-grader drew a bloody vampire in art class, it scared a teacher so much she reported him to the campus police. » More

Alabama Announces Autism Program

Alabama Announces Autism Program

  » Wed, October 29, 2008 - 2:21 pm

Alabama has come up with a low-cost way to educate teachers about how to help the rapidly growing number of autistic children in public schools.… » More

Bail Out Plan For School System

Bail Out Plan For School System

  » Tue, October 28, 2008 - 9:58 pm

While many of you are struggling to make ends meet, the Mobile County School System is having to do the same. » More

Gun on Baldwin County Campus

Gun on Baldwin County Campus

  » Mon, October 27, 2008 - 4:29 pm

A seventh grader at Central Baldwin Middle School in Robertsdale faces expulsion after police say he brought an unloaded gun to school. » More

Student Brings Gun To School

Student Brings Gun To School

  » Mon, October 27, 2008 - 12:02 pm

A student at Central Baldwin Middle School has been expelled for bringing an unloaded gun to school. » More

Amendment 1 Could Affect Alabama Schools

Amendment 1 Could Affect Alabama Schools

  » Fri, October 24, 2008 - 4:11 pm

School officials in Mobile and Baldwin County worry a “no” vote on Amendment 1 could hurt the school system. » More

Troubling Dropout Rate Statistics in the U.S.

Troubling Dropout Rate Statistics in the U.S.

  » Thu, October 23, 2008 - 9:44 am

A new study shows your child is more likely to drop out than you were. » More

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