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By Mike Glyer: Fifty years ago on October 25, 1973 the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society met for the first time in its very own clubhouse. Founded in 1934 in a member’s garage, over the decades the club led a nomadic existence, at better times meeting in Clifton’s Cafeteria, or the former beauty shop it
The volunteers feared they could lose a piece of local history.
The ice cream shop's partnership with Lazy Lobster has made it a family-friendly destination.
New research shows six in ten Florida community-college students drop out before they finish - even with good grades and only a few credits shy of graduation. University of Florida researchers surveyed 27,000 former community-college students in the state, and found tuition and fees, living expenses, and no longer being eligible for financial aid were the top reasons for not finishing. Madeline Pumariega is president of Miami Dade College, with the largest undergraduate enrollment of any college in the country. ...
A corporate tax break in Pennsylvania funding scholarship programs for K-12 private and religious schools lacks sufficient data to determine its success, according to a new report. The program, worth about $280 million annually, includes the Educational Improvement Tax Credit and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit. Supporters contended the programs help low-income students in underperforming public schools. ...