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College Isn’t the Only Road to a Career: Pell Grants Can Now Pay for Short-Term Workforce Training
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For generations, young Americans were given a fairly simple formula for success: Graduate from high school. Go to college. Get a degree. Find a good

The Affordability Narrative Is Cracking: Home Prices and Rents Are Falling
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The affordability narrative continues crumbling. Just over a week ago, USA Today reported, “Home prices are falling fastest in these cities. See the list.” This

Rewarding poor teachers
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Jacksonville voters will decide in November whether they want to pay higher school taxes. Some of the money would be used to pay teachers more
Lloyd Brown
Lloyd was born in Jacksonville. Graduated from the University of North Florida. He spent nearly 50 years of his life in the newspaper business …beginning as a copy boy and retiring as editorial page editor for Florida Times Union. He has also been published in a number of national newspapers and magazines, as well as Internet sites. Married with children. Military Vet. Retired. Man of few words but the words are researched well, deeply considered and thoughtfully written.
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