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The television news business is so easy that even a fifth-grader can do it.           ]]></description>
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Dothan City School Board member Brenda Guilford says  trips taken by board members for training purposes are necessary to improve their ability to serve the public.
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A plan to trim $3.5 million from the Dothan City Schools budget includes a proposal to cut school board travel.           ]]></description>
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The Dothan City Schools administration has come up with a plan to trim millions from its budget without resorting to layoffs this year.           ]]></description>
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A recession and declining sales tax revenues have taken specific educational supplies and opportunities away from public school children.
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Ashton Scott speaks a command into a microphone and the small robot attached to it comes to life, moving forward until she tells it to stop. The robot&#8217;s movement takes place in less than a minute, but is the result of hours of learning, programming and trial and error by Scott and partner McKenzie Dalton.
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          <title>Northview High art students painting murals for Montana Magnet library</title>
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Students from Northview High School are sprucing up Montana Magnet School&#8217;s library with murals showing popular children&#8217;s book characters.
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          <title>Headland third&#45;graders thrilled with dictionaries</title>
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EADLAND &#8211; Third-grade eyes at Headland Elementary School widened as two men wheeled boxes into their classroom Tuesday morning.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Houston County School Board applies for new driver&#8217;s ed car</title>
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Although proration is putting the squeeze on many schools&#8217; elective programs, driver&#8217;s education remains alive and well in the Houston County Schools.

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          <title>Dothan City Schools receive needed supplies</title>
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Five Dothan City Schools will benefit from a donation of school supplies from local civic leaders.
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          <title>JROTC units compete for supremacy in Dothan</title>
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Rifles twirled in near perfect synchronicity. The smack of hand to rifle made a single sound, although several students were handling the drill instruments. They measured and timed their steps to move as one unit, and as feet hit pavement, men in uniform watched closely, staring intently and making marks on their clipboard.
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          <title>Yes We Can! sponsors tours of Dothan schools</title>
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Local attorney Joe Chambers left Dothan Technology Center on Wednesday with a new perception of the career technical program.

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          <title>Alabama public schools to get swine flu vaccine in mid, late November</title>
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Alabama&#8217;s public schools continue to wait on swine flu vaccinations.           ]]></description>
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Some local private schools will offer swine flu vaccinations while others won&#8217;t.           ]]></description>
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A community group dedicated to the improvement of PASS Academy says students there are getting the short end of the cheese stick with regard to nutritious meals.

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          <title>Alabama BOE member concerned about chancellor selection process</title>
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The Alabama State Board of Education will make another run at appointing a new two-year college chancellor on Thursday, but at least one board member isn&#8217;t happy with how the process is panning out.

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          <title>Rehobeth student wins Scion competition</title>
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Rehobeth High School has an extra $10,000 in the bank after winning the local Scion design contest.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Slocomb event designed to spur excitement for reading</title>
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SLOCOMB &#8212; Crawling through a fire truck or visiting with a police officer may not seem to have much to do with reading, but actually it does, at least at Slocomb Elementary School.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Terry Spicer happy with transition to Elba superintendent</title>
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ELBA - New Elba City School Superintendent Terry Spicer flashed a smile as the first school board meeting of his tenure concluded Thursday night.
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          <title>Elementary schools pump Dothan City Schools enrollment</title>
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Enrollment is up in the Dothan City Schools overall this year, with growth in the elementary schools making up for losses in the middle and high schools.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Conti Center fights recession with new product</title>
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When contracts for the John A. Conti Work Center began drying up because of the recession, the director of vocational services, Paige Burtram, knew she had to find a new source of employment for the 53 individuals with intellectual disabilities the center serves.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Wallace College creating more respiratory therapists</title>
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An aging population is increasing the demand for respiratory therapists, giving some Wallace Community College students a lucrative job opportunity.
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          <title>Yes We Can! conducting school tours</title>
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Yes We Can! Dothan is hoping to change public perception of Dothan&#8217;s schools by giving local residents a chance to see them first hand.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Dale County students learn importance of water</title>
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Students from Dale County schools visited Wallace Community College on Friday to learn about water and its importance to industry and life.           ]]></description>
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Cloverdale Elementary School was one of several local elementary schools participating in a nationwide mass reading of &#8220;The Very Hungry Caterpillar.&#8221;
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          <title>Alabama school systems prepare to weather proration</title>
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Local school systems are each finding their own way to cope with a 7.5 percent across-the-board state budget cut this year that comes on top of a nearly 11 percent cut in funding last year.           ]]></description>
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School nurses around Alabama are preparing for a mass vaccination later this fall for swine flu.           ]]></description>
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The Dothan City School Board welcomed three new members and one familiar face Thursday night.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Wallace College enrollment up nearly 18 percent</title>
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Wallace Community College is reporting a double-digit increase in enrollment this semester, driven in part by recession economics and a new scholarship program.
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Henry County voters reapproved an existing one mill property tax but decided against a new three mill tax Tuesday.
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The Alabama Dual Party Relay Board will give Troy University $1.5 million over five years to fund its training program for interpreters for the deaf.           ]]></description>
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Test scores for elementary school students in Dothan finished tied for first out of a field of 13 Alabama school systems in a study released Monday by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, but the numbers weren&#8217;t as good at the middle school and high school levels.
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Henry County voters will head to the polls Tuesday to weigh in on whether to approve more taxes for education funding.           ]]></description>
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DALEVILLE - A half-million dollar energy efficiency project completed at Daleville City Schools is expected to pay for itself within a matter of years.           ]]></description>
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Three Scions custom designed by high school students from Houston County are ready to be judged.           ]]></description>
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Some short-term inconveniences are expected to reap massive benefits and growth at a Dale County school.           ]]></description>
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The deal is done, by unanimous vote, and signed by state Rep. Terry Spicer to take the job of Elba City Schools superintendent.           ]]></description>
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Deana Stinson has two children in college using money from state Prepaid Affordable College Tuition program contracts to pay their way, and she has another child in high school who also intends to use a PACT contract.           ]]></description>
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The Dothan City School Board on Monday approved new contracts for nine principals, accounting for $674,152 in salaries.
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OZARK - Nine-year-old Rick Sherman fumbled with a computer mouse after finishing some multiplication work.

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A spike in absences in the Houston County and Dothan City schools attributed to swine flu appear to have tapered off, and absentee rates are getting back to normal, according to authorities.           ]]></description>
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A group of concerned residents made their first step in building a broad-based support organization for PASS Academy on Tuesday.           ]]></description>
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A new state grant will help Wallace Community College continue to train workers in welding, a career field that appears to be almost recession proof, according to school officials.           ]]></description>
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Out of 20 applicants considered for the Elba City School superintendent&#8217;s job, the Elba City School Board chose State Rep. Terry Spicer, even though he doesn&#8217;t have one of the required prerequisites for the position.

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A new grant will help Wallace Community College nursing students find work in the growing field of elder care while they complete their studies.
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It was show and tell Friday for Patricia Hughes, as the 54-year-old grandmother told a class full of elementary-age students about herself.           ]]></description>
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It was show and tell Friday for Patricia Hughes, as the 54-year-old grandmother told a class full of elementary-age students about herself.           ]]></description>
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OZARK - Ozark City Schools was without a chief financial officer on Thursday after the abrupt resignation on Wednesday of the woman who oversaw the school system&#8217;s finances, according to officials.           ]]></description>
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OZARK &#8212; Dale County school board members voted Tuesday to revisit a part of the dress code that prevents one clothing item from being worn in high school: shorts.
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The Dothan City School Board passed a $65 million budget on Tuesday that preserves jobs and programs, but if dire predictions about state funding come true, that budget may have to be cut.           ]]></description>
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Officials with Houston County and Dothan City Schools say there are no current plans to broadcast President Barack Obama&#8217;s national address to students on Tuesday.           ]]></description>
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Alabama loses billions of dollars in economic activity and social consequences, such as welfare benefits and crime, due to high school dropouts.           ]]></description>
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Despite investment market woes, one local scholarship trust continues to provide full-ride scholarships for local medical school students.           ]]></description>
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Betty Peters believes that if you&#8217;re going to get something done, you&#8217;ve got to take it to the top.
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Dothan Technology Center is innovating to bolster student enrollment at the career technical center, which has dropped from the previous year.
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An increase in student absences caused by the swine flu outbreak may cause some schools to miss meeting federal No Child Left Behind act goals for adequate yearly progress.           ]]></description>
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The Alabama Republican party wants state Rep. Terry Spicer to make a choice&#8212;his seat in the Legislature or his new job as Elba City School superintendent. Democratic leaders say their counterparts are unfairly tarring a qualified educator and legislative leader&#8217;s reputation.           ]]></description>
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OZARK - The long-term goals of a short-term disciplinary school in Dale County are spelled out in the program&#8217;s name.           ]]></description>
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A group of Northview High School parents, coaches and supporters have embarked on an ambitious fundraising drive to build a new weight training and indoor workout facility for the school.           ]]></description>
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A group of more than 30 civil rights and environmental organizations filed amicus briefs Wednesday in support of an appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court regarding a proposed coal-fired power plant in Early County, Ga.
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State Rep. Terry Spicer was selected Tuesday evening by the Elba City Schools Board of Education to be the new superintendent.           ]]></description>
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Harry Wayne Parrish scored an overtime win Tuesday, defeating Gayla White in the runoff election for Dothan City School Board chair.           ]]></description>
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More than 500 students have been reported absent in Dale County school systems this week as a result of suspected swine flu, according to officials.           ]]></description>
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Instead of having just two choices at lunch &#8212; a standard school lunch or a brown bag option &#8212; Dothan High students now have six types of food from which they can choose.           ]]></description>
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Shannon Caroline Flatt just doesn&#8217;t have time for the same old song and dance when it comes to her high school education.           ]]></description>
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Kristin Freeman&#8217;s second-grade students pay close attention as she explains some grammar concepts using a writeboard and an LCD projector.           ]]></description>
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OZARK - Carroll High School will be demolished and another high school built in the same location should a city-wide referendum pass in the next several months, officials said after a vote on Friday on where to locate the new school.           ]]></description>
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OZARK &#8211; After months of executive sessions, public hearings and working meetings, Ozark School Board members are expected to make a long-awaited decision Friday on where to build a new high school.           ]]></description>
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During a taped political forum earlier this week, candidates for Dothan City Schools&#8217; board chairman pointed to their different backgrounds as assets to the position.           ]]></description>
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All three school systems in Dale County have an overall increase in students, with the most being in Ozark City Schools, according to preliminary reports.
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Area high school students who trick out the best looking ride can win $10,000 for their school and a framed photograph of the prototype car they design in a new competition announced Tuesday by Toyota of Dothan.           ]]></description>
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Preliminary reports show that enrollment is up for the fifth year in the Dothan City Schools.           ]]></description>
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Local residents spoke in support of PASS Academy on Monday night, saying a proposal to close the alternative school would negatively impact at-risk students and likely result in a lawsuit.           ]]></description>
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The swine flu appears to be having a significant impact in Houston County, as patients flood emergency rooms and pharmacies and schools become hit with absentees and sick children in nurses&#8217; offices.           ]]></description>
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The Dothan City Schools&#8217; Clothes Closet could use a little filling.
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Pencils, check. Pens, check. Hand sanitizer and antibacterial soap?           ]]></description>
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The ninth grade academies were created at Dothan High and Northview High by assigning one specific area of each campus for ninth grade classes           ]]></description>
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The superintendent of Dothan City Schools painted a bleak financial picture for the system on Tuesday, but countered with numerous academic successes, many of which he attributed to the City of Dothan&#8217;s annual $1 million appropriation.           ]]></description>
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Natalie Snell worked her first day as a magnet school teacher on Monday, but she feels like she&#8217;s been teaching in a magnet school environment for the past four years.           ]]></description>
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Hundreds of teenagers passed through the doors of the city&#8217;s two public high schools Monday morning, some complaining that the new school uniforms they wore stripped them of their individuality, while others were relieved to blend in on the first day of school.           ]]></description>
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 &#8220;two-woman&#8221; show featuring Emmy Award winning-performer Vicki Lawrence and her beloved character &#8220;Mama&#8221; will headline the 2009-2010 season at Troy University-Montgomery&#8217;s Davis Theatre for the Performing Arts.           ]]></description>
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In preparation for a new school year, Regions Bank in Dothan will host a &#8220;Tools for Schools&#8221; supply drive in partnership with the Dothan Public School System Aug. 3-14.            ]]></description>
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District III encompasses school systems within Henry, Houston, Dale, Geneva, Coffee, Covington, Pike, Crenshaw, Covington and Barbour counties. This nomination will place Coe as a candidate for the State Superintendent of the Year.
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Sally Buchanan, director of public relations and marketing at Wallace Community College, was recognized as a finalist for Communicator of the Year at the Alabama Community College System Public Relations Association conference in Montgomery.            ]]></description>
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Participating students will spend the day in rehearsal with guest conductor, Dr. Thomas R. Smith from Auburn University, and an evening in concert with the EOCC Concert Choir and Entertainers.           ]]></description>
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Dale County High School will host an open house on Thursday at 6 p.m.
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Rural schools face some tough challenges.	
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Retirement and health insurance costs for Alabama&#8217;s teachers are taking an increasing chunk out of the state&#8217;s shrinking education budget. These costs are increasing at a rate that may be unsustainable in the current budget environment.           ]]></description>
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The government is urging school officials to stay calm when swine flu strikes this fall, closing buildings only in drastic cases and allowing sick students to return as soon as 24 hours after their fever is gone.           ]]></description>
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. &#8212; Alabama health and education officials said Friday they plan to offer free, voluntary swine flu vaccinations for students and teachers at public schools in preparation for the 2009-2010 influenza season.           ]]></description>
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For Joey Lamb, Christmas comes in August.           ]]></description>
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Filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid can be a daunting task for high school kids.
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Dale County School System&#8217;s middle and high school students will not be allowed to wear shorts this school year, despite the superintendent&#8217;s recommendation to change the two-year ban.           ]]></description>
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The heels on Peggy Maddox&#8217;s shoes click, click as she walks the hall of Heard Magnet School.           ]]></description>
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The Dothan City Schools got a good report card from the Alabama Department of Education on Monday.
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The current Alabama High School Graduation Examination may be history if a new proposal is approved by the state school board.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. &#8212; Superintendents of two small school systems said Monday they want legislators to find additional money or savings to help them deal with the worst cuts to education funding in almost 50 years.           ]]></description>
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