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A new Florida law that prohibits taxpayer dollars from going toward diversity initiatives has prompted Delray Beach to cancel its St. Patrick's Day parade after a nearly 60-year run.
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TeachRock/FacebookE Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt started his Rock and Soul Forever Foundation and its flagship effort, TeachRock, to counter the removal of the arts from schools after No Child Left Behind.
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Rebecca Blackwell/APThe E-Street Band guitarist tells "Florida Matters Live & Local" that students become engaged on any subject by including the music of performers ranging from Gene Simmons to Leonard Cohen and more.
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Hilary K. Justice, a Ernest Hemingway scholar at Boston's JFK Library, recalls skepticism about studying the famed author 30 years ago. This year marks the centennial of his novel "The Sun Also Rises," and scholars continue celebrating its enduring impact. -
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The Education Commissioner is proposing the removal of a district-by-district cap on how much money can go toward vouchers. The proposal could leave some school districts with zero mandatory dollars coming from the state. -
Suncoast Waterkeeper has filed a formal notice of intent to sue All Scrap Nokomis over polluted stormwater runoff from the metal scrapyard. The group's testing found iron at more than 10 times the federal benchmark and zinc above its benchmark, and the runoff drains into Dona Bay and Roberts Bay.
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Amy Maxmen/KFF Health NewsThe U.S. has lost its status as a country where measles is eliminated, according to researchers with direct knowledge of the deliberations at the Pan American Health Organization. -
Felipe Dana/APHillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco accounted for 92 of Florida’s 100 new locally acquired infections in the most recent report. However, the number of cases the health department has under review decreased in recent weeks.
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