January 9, 2009
More: Palm Beach County schools
Can you tackle these FCAT writing questions?
Can you answer the grammar questions that were posed to Florida's students during the FCAT? Several of the sample questions below were altered slightly to fit into an online format.
2008 guide to laptops
Pick from the top back-to-school laptops.
Student's corner
Derek Choi, 11, who contributed these questions, is a middle-schooler at the Science and Arts Academy in Des Plaines. He placed second in this yearÂs Illinois Geography Bee. His hobbies: geography, current events, political satire and political thrillers. He also sings in a school chorus.
Brainy celebs
They're famous. They're beautiful. And yes, they're really smart, too.
Celebrity yearbook
Can you guess the famous faces from their high school yearbook picture?
Best high school movies
With school just around the corner, we mined the best high school movies ever for lessons for today's students. Study up!
Tips for a good start to the school year
A new school year is as glorious as the start of a Major League Baseball season: There's always some changes to go along with a long-established tradition.
Contenders for Palm Beach County School Board seat stress experience
The District 4 seat on the Palm Beach County School Board has been a revolving door over the past two years:
High schools in Palm Beach County
Text message shortcuts trip up students
There are three letters that make Jeff Littwin cringe when he grades papers.
Palm Beach County school district not raising cost of lunch — yet
Time for some Fiesta Beefaroni. Palm Beach County public schools will keep lunch prices the same when classes begin next month.
Gains and Setbacks
School gains and setbacks
Six Palm Beach County schools scored at least two letter grades better in 2008 compared to 2007, and four dropped by two grades. There is one repeat F school.Child ID kits are key to finding kids faster
If the unthinkable happens - your child is abducted - are you prepared to help law enforcement respond as rapidly as possible?
Palm Beach County schools update policy on 'inappropriate' books
The Perks of Being a Wallflower can be found on the shelves of 18 middle and high school libraries in Palm Beach County. But the copy of the 213-page book at Seminole Ridge High in The Acreage recently came under scrutiny.
Science teacher heads to the Arctic
By the fifth layer of jackets, eighth-grader Sebastien Cobos could hardly move.
Palm Beach County's best math teachers honored by organization
Phyllis Pacilli believesteaching is more than what goes on in the classroom.
How to save money on school supplies (Printer friendly)
With the slumping economy and budget woes, you may not have much extra cash on hand for school supplies.
Girls' vaccine fights more than cervical cancer, study says
Proponents of inoculating young girls in Florida with the HPV vaccine are finding new ammunition in the latest research showing Gardasil protects against more than just cervical cancer.
Common questions about home schooling answered
Vikki Goedmakers gets all kinds of questions about home schooling. Is there homework? Do you do school in your pajamas? What about social activities?
1 in 4 teenage girls are found to have sex-related disease
More than one in four teenage girls is infected with common sexually transmitted diseases, federal researchers reported Tuesday in a new study that for the first time quantifies a persistent problem.
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Popular stories: Palm Beach County
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Delay the transition?
Barack Obama and the Consumers Union are urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting.
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