YESTERDAY
Ferguson boys make first
Ferguson reached a boys’ soccer regional final for the first time in its brief school history Friday afternoon, blanking host Coral Gables, 2-0 in a Region 4-5A semifinal at Gables.
Palmer Trinity makes state final
After 100 minutes of hard-played soccer, Palmer Trinity coach Akram Molaka was nearly speechless, but not so much that he couldn’t reflect on what had just happened to his players.
LaRosa’s goal gives Gulliver dramatic win
Three previous matches between them had failed to determine the better side.
Dillard boys hold off Northeast in Big 8 semifinal
After seeing it's seven point lead evaporate through the second half, Dillard had to rely on some clutch free throw shooting late to escape with a 49-43 victory over Northeast Friday night in the BCAA Big 8 semifinal.
Menescal’s goal leads Monarch to win
Ninety minutes and two overtime periods were not enough to decide the winner between defending 5A state champions St. Thomas Aquinas and the Monarch Knights (18-2-4) on Friday.
Jessica Hoyt powers St. Thomas Aquinas into title...
Jessica Hoyt and St. Thomas Aquinas defeated Cypress Bay in the state semifinals.
Gerffard, Ely advance to final
Led by an efficient 29 points from Clide Gerffard, Blanche Ely manufactured a 71-52 victory Friday night in the BCAA Big 8 semifinal at Pompano Beach.
FEBRUARY 3
Medina leads Palmer Trinity on quest for...
Sarah Medina and her team-leading 50 goals will lead the Falcons in the state semis Friday against Melbourne Central Catholic.
West Broward, Coral Glades win state titles in...
Broward County continued its success at the state cheerleading championships Thursday as West Broward and Coral Glades each walked away with state championships at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee.
Wrestling provides promising new path for...
Bryant Valle hung around the wrong crowd until he changed schools and found the sport of wrestling.
Hialeah Gardens makes history with victory in GMAC...
Ramon Rodriguez scored 21 points to lead the Gladiators past Norland for their first GMAC tile in any sport.
Moreno leads Pace to sixth district wrestling...
Monsignor Pace wrestling head coach Frank Pelegri sees the same formula for success that his 2000 team used on its way to a state championship.
FEBRUARY 2
AP source: Facebook IPO won't affect Newark pledge...
Facebook's public stock offering apparently will not affect its company co-founder's pledge of shares worth $100 million to the Newark, N.J., school system.
Sallie Mae will credit $50 fee to suspend payments...
Private student lender Sallie Mae is changing how it handles a fee it charges struggling borrowers who seek to temporarily suspend payments.
Summary Box: Sallie Mae changes policy on loan fee...
THE NEWS: Private student lender Sallie Mae is changing how it handles a fee that struggling borrowers must pay to temporarily suspend payments.

Medical schools join first lady's health initiative for veterans
Two medical education groups and 130 medical schools signed on to first lady Michelle Obama's initiative to "train the nation's physicians to meet the unique health care needs of the military and veterans communities," the White House announced Wednesday.
Lessons from famous college dropouts
A college degree can be an important gateway to employment, a career and a better standard of living. But a college degree does not equate to someone's level of intelligence or talent. For those seeking the best workers or leaders, there is a plethora of intelligent, inventive people without degrees who should not be overlooked.
Lunch prices go up for children of U.S. troops...
When children of American servicemembers who are living with their parents overseas go back to school after the holidays, the Grinch will be waiting for them in the cafeteria.
Two more surrender, making 20 arrests in SAT/ACT...
Two more students surrendered Monday, making the grand total 20 arrests in an SAT/ACT scandal, according to the Nassau County, New York, district attorney's office.
South Korean students' 'year of hell' culminates...
Most South Korean students consider their final year in high school "the year of hell." It is when all students are put to the ultimate test.
College costs climb, yet again
Although more Americans are getting help from scholarships and tax breaks, the net cost of college is eating up a higher share of the typical family's income in 2011, according to a report released Wednesday.
White House announces waivers for No Child Left...
About half the schools in Tennessee didn't meet the annual yearly progress requirements of the No Child Left Behind law last year. Tennessee is not alone.
Judge rules Memphis city schools to merge with...
Public schools in Memphis, Tennessee, will be consolidated with those of the surrounding county beginning in 2013-14, a federal judge ruled Monday. The decision ends for now a yearslong fight over funding that spilled into questions of race and politics.
Flawed policy on testing drives schools to cheat
The recent disclosure of test altering practices across Atlanta's public school system has turned the spotlight on a national crisis. Instances of grade changing and test tampering have also been reported across the country in cities such as Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia and Washington.
New dating site helps college students find love
Though they had perhaps crossed paths several times on campus, it was only when Andy Lalinde was scrolling through images of cute girls online that the one with brunette hair standing in some South American country caught his eye.
A college education is your best bet
Investor Peter Thiel has generated attention by making some provocative claims about America's colleges and universities. Thiel has labeled U.S. higher education "a bubble in the classic sense," and believes that college degrees are "overvalued."
For-profit colleges face tougher funding standards
In order to receive federal funding for education programs, for-profit colleges now need to prove that their graduates are actually getting jobs.
Blind man files discrimination suit over law...
A blind Michigan man, rejected by three law schools after scoring poorly on the Law School Admission Test, is suing the American Bar Association, arguing that the group's exam requirements discriminate against the visually impaired.
Your education is not an equal opportunity
Should your ZIP code determine your access to the American dream? Or is the U.S. Constitution's guarantee to provide "equal protection" a principle we have silently agreed to uphold in theory -- but not in practice?
Detroit to close some schools, convert others to...
As many as 18 Detroit schools will either be converted into charter schools or be closed, Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Robert Bobb said Wednesday.
Mother hopes others will opt out of standardized...
A Pennsylvania mother has decided she does not want her two children to take the two-week-long standardized tests given by her state as part of the federal No Child Left Behind law. And she hopes other parents will do the same.
Obama calls for Congress to pass education reforms
President Barack Obama called Monday for Congress to pass education reforms by the time students return to school next fall, telling a Virginia middle school that fixing problems in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act -- more commonly known as "No Child Left Behind" -- should be a top priority.
Duncan: 'No Child Left Behind' creates failure for...
Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday his department estimates that four out of five schools in the United States will not make their "No Child Left Behind" benchmarks by the law's target year of 2014 -- and when the test scores are counted for the current school year, numbers could show that U.S. schools are already at that failure rate.
End 'last in, first out' teacher layoffs
State leaders across the country are confronting some of the toughest decisions they have ever had to make in order to balance their budgets amid a massive financial crisis. As a parent who has worked in education for almost 20 years, knowing that budget cuts will soon hit education is far from my ideal.
For-profit education shorts: 0, Lobbyists: 1
Steve Eisman, the short-seller who put himself on the map during the credit crisis, may have suffered a major setback in his campaign against for-profit higher education last week when the House voted resoundingly to strip funding for tough new regulations on the industry.
Michigan approves plan to close half of Detroit...
In an effort to close a yawning budget deficit, Michigan has approved a proposal to drastically shrink Detroit's troubled school system over the next few years.
GAO report revisions lead to lawsuit by for-profit...
In Washington, a place known for spin by both Democrats and Republicans, reports by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office are regularly and confidently quoted as fact by both sides. This is a story about one of those reports that went awry, leading to charges of partisanship and a lawsuit filed against the GAO.
How to choose a school for your child
Natalie Crate loves her family's home in a serene community on Massachusetts' North Shore, but come spring, it might be for sale. Crate and her husband aren't happy with the local public schools and would rather have a great education for their daughter than a nice house.
The most popular graduate degrees
Attending graduate school is a big decision -- there's a lot of time, effort and money involved in earning an advanced degree. Yet despite the major commitment, the popularity of graduate degrees is on the rise.
The business school for anti-MBAs
In the fall of 2008, when Lehman Brothers went kaput and the economy plunged into a deep recession, Yash Gupta was scampering around the country trying to drum up support for a new business school at Johns Hopkins University.

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