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The Obama Administration approved Washington and Wisconsin recently for flexibility from key provisions of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in exchange for state-developed plans to prepare all students for college and career, focus aid on the neediest students, and support effective teaching and leadership.

Democrat Patrick Murphy, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Allen West, said Monday he raised $508,000 in the second quarter. Murphy, a former Republican, ended June with just under $1.3 million in cash on hand.

Florida won its second consecutive NCAA Division I women’s tennis title Tuesday in Athens, Ga., with the same player — Lauren Embree — coming up with the title-clinching point for the second year in a row.