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Florida Ranked Top Ten in the Nation in Education
Governor Charlie Crist announced that Florida’s education ranking jumped from 14th to 10th in the nation, and its overall grade improved from a C-plus to a B-minus, according to the 2009 Quality Counts: Portrait of a Population report released today. The report, issued annually by Education Week, tracks state policies and performance across key areas of education and assigns each state with an overall letter grade to signify their education standing in the nation.
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High School Counselor Named National Mentor of the Year
Donna Cross, a guidance counselor at Lakeland’s Kathleen High, was named the 2008 Mentor of the Year by the Virginia-based Ron Brown Scholar Program.

Santa Rosa County Teacher Earns National Award
Jeri Martin is one of seven teachers in the United States to win an Educator Achievement Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Foundation.

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