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2007 Press Releases

Date	Press Releases
12/19/2007	Education Commissioner Announces Frances Haithcock as New K–12 Public Schools Chancellor
12/12/2007	Commissioner Smith Announces 2007 Kindergarten Readiness Results
11/30/2007	Education Commissioner Jeanine Blomberg to Retire
11/30/2007	Governor Crist Announces Florida’s High School Graduation Rate on the Rise
11/20/2007	Commissioner Blomberg Announces Just Read, Florida! Recommended Holiday Reading List
11/20/2007	Department of Education Releases FCAT Lessons Learned Publication
11/14/2007	Just Read, Florida! Recognizes Top 25 Percent of Reading First Districts
11/14/2007	Chancellor Holcombe Presents Community College Best Practice Awards
11/13/2007	Milken National Educator Award Presented to Lake County Principal
11/9/2007	Commissioner Blomberg Recognizes Florida’s Blue Ribbon Public Schools
11/6/2007	Commissioner Blomberg Announces Release of Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tests
11/2/2007	Division of Blind Services Holds Governor’s Sterling Award Great Practice Showcase
10/22/2007	Department of Education Announces School Bus Safety Week
10/19/2007	Florida Teachers Named to USA Today's 2007 All-USA Teacher Teams
10/15/2007	Department of Education Recognizes National School Lunch Week in Florida
10/12/2007	Florida’s Community Colleges are Top Producers of Nation’s Associate’s Degrees for Fifth Year in a Row
10/3/2007	Commissioner Blomberg Announces 2007 Principal Achievement Award Winners
10/3/2007	Department of Education Holds 2007 K-12 Conference and Innovation Fair
10/2/2007	Top Employers to be Honored at the Disability Employment Awareness Celebration
9/28/2007	Florida Schools Receive $129.3 Million in Funding for Outstanding Academic Performance
9/25/2007	2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress Results Highlight Florida's Successes
9/18/2007	State Board of Education Narrows List of Commissioner Candidates to Three
9/17/2007	Commissioner Blomberg Recognizes Florida School Breakfast Week
9/7/2007	Questions and Answers About MRSA In Schools
9/7/2007	Education Commissioner Blomberg Announces Hispanic Heritage Month Recommended Reading List
8/28/2007	More Florida Students Take SAT and AP Exams than Ever Before
8/21/2007	Commissioner Blomberg Announces Results of 2007 School Grades Appeals
8/21/2007	Department of Education Launches New Teacher Misconduct Web Site
8/15/2007	2007 Marked the Largest Ever Increase in Florida High School Graduates Taking the ACT
8/14/2007	State Board of Education Chooses Applicants to Interview for the Commissioner of Education Position
8/3/2007	2007 Just Read, Florida! K-12 Leadership Conference Draws Largest Crowd Ever
8/1/2007	Award Winning Author Sharon Draper to Speak at the Sixth Annual Just Read, Florida! K-12 Leadership Conference
7/16/2007	Commissioner of Education Application Deadline Extended
7/13/2007	Commissioner Blomberg Announces Richard Ellenburg As The Florida Department Of Education/Macy’s 2008 Teacher of the Year
7/3/2007	Florida Department of Education/Macy's Teacher of the Year Television Special to Air Statewide
6/29/2007	Commissioner Blomberg Congratulates "A" and "B" Schools
6/25/2007	Commissioner Blomberg Announces Recipients of National Math and Science Partnership Grants
6/22/2007	Florida Community Colleges Celebrate 50 Years With a Look at their Past, Present and Future
6/19/2007	State Board of Education Sets Minimum Kindergarten Readiness Rate for VPK Providers
6/15/2007	Statement By: Education Commissioner Jeanine Blomberg - Regarding Summary of the Second FCAT External Advisory Committee Meeting
6/14/2007	Thousands of Florida High School Students Register for Advanced Placement Summer Camps
6/13/2007	Final 2005-06 VPK Kindergarten Readiness Rates Released in Anticipation of Next State Board of Education Meeting
6/12/2007	New Web Tool Announced to Aid in the Search for the Next Florida Commissioner of Education
6/6/2007	Florida Department of Education Commissioner Blomberg Applauds Recipients of Federal Teacher Incentive Fund Grants
6/1/2007	Commissioner Blomberg Announces Just Read, Families! K-12 Recommended Summer Reading List
6/1/2007	Florida Department of Education Division of Blind Services Awarded Florida Sterling Award
5/30/2007	Governor Crist Signs Budget Funding Education at Record Levels
5/29/2007	Department Of Education Reminds Parents of the Summer Food Service Program
5/25/2007	Commissioner Blomberg Recognizes Florida's 2007 Presidential Scholars
5/23/2007	Statement By - Education Commissioner Jeanine Blomberg
5/23/2007	Commissioner Blomberg Announces FCAT Results for Reading and Mathematics for Third Through 10th Grade and Science for Grades 5, 8, and 11
5/17/2007	Community Colleges Chancellor David Armstrong to Become Broward Community College’s Next President
5/17/2007	Commissioner Blomberg Announces Reading and Mathematics NRT Scores for Third Through 10th Grade
5/15/2007	Preliminary Data Suggests VPK is Better Preparing Children for Kindergarten
5/11/2007	2008 Teacher of the Year Finalists Announced
5/8/2007	Florida Middle School Students Break World Record
5/7/2007	Florida Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week
5/4/2007	Education Commissioner Blomberg Announces Laptop Giveaway Winner
5/4/2007	Commissioner Blomberg Recognizes Florida's 2007 Presidental Scholars Program Semifinalists
5/4/2007	Statement By: Education Commissioner Jeanine Blomberg Regarding Passage of the Education Budget
5/2/2007	Commissioner Blomberg Announces 2007 FCAT Scores For Third and 12th Grade
4/25/2007	Commissioner Blomberg Announces 2007 FCAT Writing Scores
4/25/2007	FCAT Writing+ State & District Summary Report
4/24/2007	Department Of Education Warns Parents Of Imposter FCAT Parent Network Website
4/19/2007	Department of Education Announces Updates To Online Student Planner
4/17/2007	Education Commissioner Blomberg and State Board Chairman Fair Announce SCHOOL-related Employee of the Year
4/5/2007	Lt. Governor Kottkamp Announces Ready To Work Credential Program
4/2/2007	Education Commissioner Blomberg Announces “Go Higher—Get Accepted” CAMPAIGN
3/29/2007	Statement By Education Commisioner Blomberg Regarding The Governor Signing The Merit Award Program Into Law
3/22/2007	2007 All-Florida Academic Team Announced
3/22/2007	Florida Department of Education Honored with Prudential Financial Davis Productivity Awards
3/20/2007	State Board Of Education Approves Method For Calculating Kindergarten Readiness Rate Rule
3/2/2007	Education Commissioner Blomberg Announces New Resources For Tracking Teacher Misconduct
3/1/2007	Education Commissioner Blomberg Announces School Breakfast Week
2/23/2007	Crist Praises Reading Coaches
2/21/2007	Governor Crist Announces New Math and Science Initiative
2/20/2007	State Board of Education Approves 2007 Legislative Priorities
2/14/2007	Education Commissioner Winn Announces Black History Month Recommended Reading List
2/8/2007	Commissioner Winn Announces New Education Resource Available To Florida Families
2/7/2007	Department of Education Announces High Schools’ Major Areas of Interest
2/6/2007	Department Of Education Launches Television Program For Teachers And Parents
2/6/2007	Education Commissioner Winn Announces Largest Increase in Advanced Placement Participation
2/2/2007	Crist/Kottkamp 2007-2008 Budget Recommendations Fund Education at Record Levels
2/1/2007	SUS Chancellor Mark Rosenberg applauds President Bush's enhancement of Pell Grants for students to attend college
2/1/2007	Statement by Community College and Workforce Education Chancellor David Armstrong
1/25/2007	State Board of Education Approves Revised Sunshine State Standards
1/25/2007	Jeanine Blomberg Named Interim Education Commissioner
1/24/2007	Statement by Education Commissioner John L. Winn Regarding Florida State Board of Education Appointments
1/19/2007	Annual Hazardous Weather Week Essay Contest Deadline This Sunday
1/18/2007	Statement by Community College and Workforce Education Chancellor David Armstrong
1/18/2007	Florida a Perfect "10"
1/16/2007	Commissioner Winn Announces Polk County Teacher to Receive National Educator Award
1/12/2007	Education Commissioner Winn to Retire
1/12/2007	Department of Education Announces Major Areas of Interest Available to High Schools
1/5/2007	Commissioner Winn Announces Department of Education 2006 Year in Review
1/3/2007	Quality Counts 2007 Florida Fact Sheet

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