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Paralyzed grad surprises crowd by walking on graduation day
On the night of Dec. 19, 2012, an unknown gunman shot 15-year-old Aaron Willis in the back near Midtown, in Miami, while he was riding his bike. The bullet severed his spine and left Aaron paralyzed. Fast forward four years. On Wednesday, Willis, with the help of his two therapists from the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, walked across the stage at the Knight Concert Hall to get his high school diploma from Booker T. Washington High School. Video by Emily Michot
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Former Southern Technical College teacher speaks out
Cheryl Kelley, a former instructor at the Orlando campus of Southern Technical College talks about her reasons for resigning from the school, after saying she saw students were enrolled without high school diplomas and instructors were asked to begin instructing with "academic events." Video by Emily Michot / Miami Herald staff
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Miami-Dade opens iPrep school
An innovative school with virtual curriculum, high-tech classes, and the Superintendent of Schools as the principal, the iPrep Academy opened Monday August 23, 2010 for a small class of 11th-graders. Chuck Fadely / Miami Herald Staff
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