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2002 Press Releases

Date	Press Releases
12/30/2002	Florida ranks No. 1 in the South in community college student retention and graduation rates
12/23/2002	Governor Bush Appoints Florida Board of Governors
12/20/2002	Department of Education makes available $4.5 million to help with FCAT remediation for students with disabilities
12/16/2002	Daniel S. Papp announces he will stay with Georgia system; search will continue for state university chancellor
12/9/2002	Higher Education Funding Advisory Council recommendations
12/5/2002	Higher Education Funding Advisory Council to hold conference call Friday, Dec. 6, to complete work on recommendations
11/26/2002	Florida Department of Education debuts paperless Assistance Plus school reporting site
11/26/2002	Lt. Governor Brogan Announces Record Number of Florida Teachers Achieve National Board Certification
11/1/2002	Education Secretary Jim Horne announces 2002 Assistant Principals of the Year
10/29/2002	Education Secretary Jim Horne announces dramatic gain in Florida
10/25/2002	Board of Education Chairman Handy and Representative Mealor launch three-day school recognition tour in Orange County
10/21/2002	DOE enters agreement with Miami-Dade schools to open Inspector General's Office
10/17/2002	FSU College of Medicine granted provisional accreditation
10/17/2002	Florida teachers named to 2002 All-USA Teacher Team
10/15/2002	National Disability Mentoring Day events take place Oct. 16 in Florida
10/10/2002	Hialeah teacher receives $25,000 Milken National Educator Award
10/10/2002	Sarasota teacher receives $25,000 Milken National Educator Award
10/7/2002	Florida wins more than $10 million in grants to recruit teachers
10/1/2002	Florida awarded $76.5 million grant to support charter schools
10/1/2002	Florida making progress, improvement in preparing students for college and university
9/27/2002	Council of Presidents oppose two constitutional amendments
9/23/2002	K-12 Public Education Chancellor interviews to be rescheduled
9/20/2002	Secretary Horne and Chancellor Armstrong congratulate M-DCC's Dr. Eduardo Padrón on national education award
9/20/2002	Candidate Review Team will consider two finalists for Chancellor of K-12 Public Education
9/17/2002	Education Secretary Jim Horne joins President George W. Bushin announcing three initiatives to foster teaching of American history
8/30/2002	Governor Bush and Secretary of Education Jim Horne award Sallye B. Mathis Elementary School increased funding for improving to a "C" school
6/12/2002	2002 School Grades Released
5/14/2002	Florida Board of Education takes steps to expand access to bachelor
4/29/2002	Gary and Steve Pajcic donate $1 million to help bring veteran teachers to challenged schools in Duval County
4/25/2002	One Florida Accountability Commission panel reviews report on progress of One Florida Initiative
4/16/2002	Education Secretary Jim Horne Names Melinda Miguel as Inspector General
4/16/2002	Florida Board of Education continues progress on Strategic Plan
4/15/2002	Florida Board of Education discusses objectives in Strategic Plan to guide the future of Florida
4/2/2002	Education Secretary Jim Horne Names Ruben Lopez as Chief Technology Officer
3/1/2002	Florida Chief Advocates for Integrity in Research Before House Subcommittee on Education Reform
2/22/2002	Education Secretary Jim Horne calls on educators to improve reading instruction
2/15/2002	Lt. Governor Brogan, Secretary Horne Attend U.S. Department of Education's "Reading Leadership Academy"
2/11/2002	Lt. Governor, Education Secretary call K-20 Space Roundtable
2/7/2002	Education Secretary Praises Governor's Supplemental Budget
2/4/2002	Florida Student Association Honors Secretary Jim Horne for Distinguished Service
1/30/2002	Florida Board of Education Member Charles Patrick Garcia Named to President
1/29/2002	Governor Bush Announces His Support for Legislation Addressing Critical Nursing Shortage
1/28/2002	Application Process to Begin for Governor Bush's Family Literacy Grants
1/25/2002	January 25 Secretary's Newsletter From the Desk of Jim Horne
1/23/2002	Governor Appoints Five to the Newly Created Higher Education Facilities Financing Authority
1/22/2002	Graham Should Embrace Change in Education, Not Fight It
1/11/2002	Florida Board of Education Chairman Responds to U.S. Senator
1/11/2002	January 11 Secretary's Newsletter From the Desk of Jim Horne
1/8/2002	Governor Bush Proposes Nearly $1 Billion in New Funding for Education
1/8/2002	Florida Board of Education Applauds Governor Bush's $1 Billion Increase inSeamless Education Funding
1/7/2002	Schools chief aims for state overhaul
1/4/2002	Governor Bush Appoints Jim Corbin to the FAMU Board of Trustees

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