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Chris Abani's 'Graceland' removed from Florida reading list
Jacket CopyA parent's complaint has removed Chris Abani's novel "Graceland" from the summer reading list for 10th-graders at Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, Fla. Abani's book, about a Nigerian boy and his transformation to city-tough Elvis impersonator, won... -
Harold W. Snider dies at 61; blind activist helped craft disability legislation
Harold W. Snider, a prominent advocate for the blind who helped craft legislation that expanded the civil rights of Americans with disabilities and aided in the launching of an audible newspaper service, died June 26 at his home in Rockville, Md., after a...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Obituaries, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Education
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BRIEF: Jacksonville police charge accomplice with murder in burglary
The Florida Times-UnionA Jacksonville man has been charged with murder after the shooting death of an accomplice in a Mayport burglary attempt. Cameron Tallon Smith, 21, was charged Thursday after a resident of a house on Cypress Landing Drive shot a man during a breakin....Tags: Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Prosecution, Murder, Shootings
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Duval superintendent wants to do away with grade recovery program
The Florida Times-UnionDuval County students who fall behind in their class work next year may not be able to use a popular computer program to catch up. Superintendent Nikolai Vitti told the School Board Thursday that he wants to rid the district of CompassLearning Odyssey,...Tags: Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Computer Science, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Suspect wounded, 1 in custody, 1 at large in police shooting at JIA
The Florida Times-UnionGunfire erupted Wednesday afternoon in a crowded parking garage at Jacksonville International Airport as police tried to apprehend a car-theft suspect. Police wounded one assailant, took another in custody and are hunting for at least a third. It...Tags: Theft, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Shootings
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Jacksonville police: Man with suspended license let 13-year-old drive, caused hit-and-run of 4 children
The Florida Times-UnionA Jacksonville police report says a 13-year-old girl, whose parent or guardian had a suspended license, was at the wheel of an Infiniti sport-utility vehicle involved in a hit-and-run Monday that injured four Arlington Middle School students. But a...Tags: Bank Robbery, Police Arrests, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Prosecution, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Duval schools budget workshop confused board members
The Florida Times-UnionA rough draft of the 2013-14 Duval County Public Schools budget contained two figures that left School Board members confused and the superintendent taking responsibility for the error. During a budget workshop last week, Superintendent Nikolai Vitti...Tags: Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Budgets and Budgeting
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Duval County Courthouse fails fire tests, again
The Florida Times-UnionSome fire doors inside the Duval County Courthouse failed safety tests over the weekend, just days after the year-old building received final approval for occupancy because it met building codes. A "fire watch" has been set up inside the 800,000-square-...Tags: Justice System, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Crime, Law and Justice
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Jacksonville Beach site of household hazardous waste collection this Saturday
The Florida Times-UnionA household hazardous waste and electronic waste mobile collection event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Jacksonville Beach Public Works Operations and Maintenance Facility parking lot at 1460 Shetter Ave. Free paper shredding will be...Tags: Science and Technology, Electronics, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Hazardous Materials, Environmental Issues
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Vitti discusses blueprint to improve planning between Duval schools
The Florida Times-UnionStarting this fall, all 183 Duval County schools will not be lumped in clusters based on grades taught in the school. Instead, Superintendent Nikolai Vitti is grouping schools into four "areas" based on how elementary school students have typically...Tags: Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Appeals court halts ban keeping teenage girl from attending Duval public schools
The Florida Times-UnionAn appeals court in Tallahassee on Wednesday halted a Jacksonville judge's ruling to ban a teenage girl from attending any public school in Duval County. The 14-year-old student from Oceanway Middle School is facing trial in juvenile court for...Tags: Justice System, Juvenile Delinquency, Judges, Lawyers, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida)
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Art comes alive among the classics at Cummer's Very Special Arts
The Florida Times-UnionJa,nyiah Knight was making a "spectacle" of herself Tuesday at the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens. To match the wire glasses she made at the Jacksonville museum on Riverside Avenue, the West Riverside Elementary School student twisted more colored...Tags: Preschools, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning, Education
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