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2003 Press Releases

Date	Press Releases
12/11/2003	Board of Governors Member Steven Uhlfelder Elected Chair of J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
12/11/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne's Statement regarding Chief Financial Officer's Reports on School Choice Programs
12/4/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Elected Chairman of the Board of Education Leaders Council
12/3/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Announces Senior Staff Changes in the Florida Department of Education
12/2/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Names Education and Public Safety Officials to K-20 Education Safety Partnership
12/1/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Launches "Just Read, Families! For the Holidays" Web Site
12/1/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Congratulates Two Leaders in Florida Education on Their Presidential Nominations
11/13/2003	Governor Jeb Bush and Education Commissioner Jim Horne Announce Results of 2003 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
11/4/2003	College Board Commends Bush Record on Education
11/4/2003	Governor Bush Unveils "No Place Like Home" Initiative
10/31/2003	Governor Bush and Commissioner Horne Announce Increase in Graduation Rates
10/28/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Announces Florida First State to Receive Education Flexibility Grant Under No Child Left Behind
10/21/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne's Statement on Special Legislative Session "E"
10/21/2003	State Board of Education Chairman Phil Handy's Statement on the Resignation of Board Member Sally Bradshaw
10/16/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Reports on Scholarship School Compliance With State Law and Unveils Proposed Legislation to Strengthen Scholarship Program Accountability
10/13/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Presents Milken Family Foundation Award to Jonathan Kern
10/13/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Presents Milken Family Foundation Award to Mary Thoreen
10/10/2003	Florida Board of Governors Unanimously Ratifies Dr. James Bernard Machen as President of the University of Florida
10/7/2003	Vocational Rehabilitation Meeting Federal Requirements
9/26/2003	Statement by Education Commissioner Jim Horne Regarding K-8 Virtual Schools Pilot Program
9/24/2003	Statement From Education Commissioner Jim Horne on Silver Archer Foundation
9/18/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Provides Update on Adequate Yearly Progress Under No Child Left Behind
9/17/2003	Education Commissioner Horne Recognizes Florida's No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools Winners
9/16/2003	Statement From Education Commissioner Jim Horne Regarding 9/17/03 Manhattan Institute Study
9/10/2003	Education Commissioner Horne Announces New K-20 Education Safety Partnership
9/5/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Presents Turie T. Small Elementary School With School Recognition Dollars
9/5/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Presents Grand Ridge High School With School Recognition Dollars
9/5/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Presents Charles W. Duval Elementary School With School Recognition Dollars
9/5/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Presents George S. Hallmark Elementary School With School Recognition Dollars
9/5/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Presents Northwood Elementary School With School Recognition Dollars
9/4/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Presents Hillcrest Elementary School With School Recognition Dollars
9/2/2003	Governor Jeb Bush and Education Commissioner Jim Horne Announce Growing Number of Minorities Attending Florida
8/29/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Announces Staff Changes in the Florida Department of Education
8/29/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Kicks Off New Advisory Council on Educational Facilities
8/28/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne's Statement on the NAACP's Claims of Race Discrimination Against the State of Florida
8/26/2003	As More Students Take SAT in Florida, Verbal Scores Improve
8/20/2003	Minority Students Lead Improvement in Reading on ACT in Florida
8/14/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Announces Results of 2003 School Grade Appeals
8/8/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Announces Florida's Results Under Federal No Child Left Behind Act
7/18/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne's Statement Regarding the CTC Scholarship Program and the Islamic Academy of Florida
7/10/2003	Governor Jeb Bush and Education Commissioner Jim Horne Announce Results of 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Writing
6/26/2003	Lt. Governor Toni Jennings and Education Commissioner Jim Horne to Attend Florida's Best Business & Education Partnership Awards
6/23/2003	Statement by Governor Jeb Bush Regarding the Michigan Supreme Court Ruling
6/20/2003	Governor Signs Bill to Strengthen Accountability in Education
6/19/2003	Governor Jeb Bush and Education Commissioner Jim Horne Announce Results of 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Reading
6/18/2003	Governor Jeb Bush and Education Commissioner Jim Horne Announce 2003 School Grades
6/17/2003	State Board of Education Member Dr. Linda Eads Returns From Military Visit
6/11/2003	Florida Department of Education and Just Read, Florida! Empower Parents of Struggling Third Grade Readers
6/3/2003	Florida Department of Education Publicizes Summer Food Service Program Hotline
6/3/2003	Education Commissioner Jim Horne Announces New Chief Financial Officer of DOE
5/29/2003	Governor Jeb Bush and Education Commissioner Jim Horne Announce Additional Funding for Education
5/27/2003	FLDOE Telephone Number Change
5/15/2003	Princeton Review Ranks Florida's School Testing Program Among Best in the Nation
5/15/2003	Governor Jeb Bush Announces Biggest Improvement Ever on FCAT
5/12/2003	Florida Department of Education Launches Web Site for 12th Graders
5/5/2003	Governor Jeb Bush Announces Early FCAT Results: Performance Continues to Rise
5/2/2003	Education Commissioner Horne Announces Results of FCAT Writing
4/23/2003	Florida Department of Education Names Marion County Superintendent James Warford as K-12 Chancellor
4/15/2003	State Board of Education looks at ways to improve Florida's process of teacher certification
3/28/2003	Education Commissioner urges school superintendents to take steps to help students meet new education standards
3/28/2003	Department of Education honors 118 members of the 2003 community college All-Florida Academic Team
3/27/2003	The Governor's Office of Film and Entertainment to Host 2nd Annual Florida Film Educators "Even Exchange" Conference
3/25/2003	2003 All-Florida Academic Team to be honored Thursday in Tallahassee
3/24/2003	Florida Department of Education Names Dr. Debra Austin as Chancellor of Colleges and Universities
3/21/2003	Department of Education announces Fred Mattingly to head communications office
3/20/2003	Two Florida community colleges rank among top 5 nationwide in digital education services
3/18/2003	New FACTS.org services empower high school students; Improved Web site transforms access to information
3/18/2003	State Board of Education approves Centers of Excellence at the University of Florida,Florida Atlantic, University of Central Florida
3/18/2003	State Board of Education acts on recommendations of Charter School Appeal Commission
3/17/2003	State Board of Education holds workshop on training and recruiting high-quality teachers
3/4/2003	Florida Department of Education outsources FIRN for improved services
2/27/2003	Florida Community College System names 2003 All-Florida Academic Team
2/21/2003	Florida universities receive record amount of federal support for research projects
2/18/2003	State Board of Education approves monitoring plan for third grade promotion
2/14/2003	Florida Department of Education Celebrates All American Success in Workforce Education
1/31/2003	Florida No Child Left Behind proposal available online
1/30/2003	Florida on track in meeting NCLB requirements
1/27/2003	Governor Bush Announces 2nd Annual National Mentor Month
1/24/2003	Florida Department of Education releases online facilities data for school districts
1/23/2003	Governor Bush Unveils Amendment 9 Implementation Plan
1/21/2003	State Board of Education elects Phil Handy as chair
1/21/2003	Governor Bush Unveils Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2003-2004
1/6/2003	Governor Bush Announces Appointments to the Florida Board of Education

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