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		<title>I see in every child a “Smart, Intelligent, Good Student.”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you believe like we do that within every child is a Smart, Intelligent, and Good Student, consider partnering with us to give a child the encouragement and opportunity to be their own STAR.]]></description>
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		<title>“I’M A STAR CONFERENCE” for Teens and Parents</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#60; Click to Register &#62; &#60; Click to Register &#62;]]></description>
		<link>http://talkingchains.com/site/2010/09/i-am-a-star-conference/</link>
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		<title>“I’m a Star” Registration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PLEASE TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO REGISTER FOR OUR NEXT SYMPOSIUM! CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE &#8220;I&#8217;M A STAR&#8221; CONFERENCE.]]></description>
		<link>http://talkingchains.com/site/2010/09/i-am-a-star-registration/</link>
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		<title>Author Betty S. Burney Launches “E.N.O.U.G.H.” Campaign to Stop Crime</title>
		<description><![CDATA[School Board member Betty Burney will host a community conversation about bullying and violence in Duval County schools. The first “Enough” session will be held Thursday at 6 p.m. at St. Paul AME Church, 6910 New Kings Road.]]></description>
		<link>http://talkingchains.com/site/2010/06/author-betty-s-burney-launches-%e2%80%9ce-n-o-u-g-h-%e2%80%9d-campaign-to-stop-crime/</link>
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		<title>CALLING ALL S.O.L.D.I.E.R.S.!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE S.O.L.D.I.E.R.S. CLUB is a high school male leadership and mentoring program developed by Mrs. Burney to decrease the student drop out rate; decrease youth violence and empower male students to unleash their inner greatness through literacy and leadership development. The program is currently active at three  high schools in Jacksonville, FL.  The S.O.L.D.I.E.R.S. club empowers young men [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BETTY BURNEY SUPPORTS URBAN DEBATE IN JACKSONVILLE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to Betty Seabrook-Burney, Honorary Chairperson of the School Board, “DCPS is eager to bring the private sector to the business of helping provide a challenging, standards-based public education to the hundreds of thousands of youth in Duval County. the Duval Urban Debate League is a model program in this regard, and we are expecting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JAIL TALES: AIM TO HELP READERS GET INVOLVED</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Published Wednesday, November 2, 2005 &#124;  By Tonya Weathersbee   Three years ago, Betty Seabrook Burney took on the job of finding mentors for jailed juveniles.   But one day, Burney realized they needed more than mentors to guide them. They needed their voices to be heard &#8212; and understood.   &#8220;I was at court [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://talkingchains.com/site/2009/07/jail-tales/</link>
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		<title>ELIMINATING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Betty S. Burney serves as key workshop facilitator at the Black Educators&#8217; Alliance of Massachusetts. Purpose: It is the mission of the Black Educators’ Alliance of Massachusetts to provide support to Black Educators and to improve academic performance of all children, but particularly, students of color. Through various professional development opportunities, BEAM promotes excellence in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://talkingchains.com/site/2009/07/eliminating-the-achievement-gap/</link>
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		<title>URBAN LEAGUE TO HOST TEEN MOTIVATION PROGRAM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Published Tuesday, February 7, 2006 &#124; Jacksonville Journal The Jacksonville Urban League, in collaboration with Duval County School Board member Betty Burney, will host a program titled &#8220;If These Chains Could Talk&#8221; at 6 p.m. today at Second Missionary Baptist Church, 954 Kings Road. A free reception and book signing will follow the program at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://talkingchains.com/site/2009/07/urban-league-to-host-teen-motivation-program/</link>
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		<title>SHERIFF DONATES $25,000 TO PURCHASE BOOKS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Published Friday, December 15, 2006 Jacksonville Journal A fundraiser at Outback Steak House in Jacksonville Beach raised about $35,000 Saturday for an effort to make the book If These Chains Could Talk available to all eighth- and ninth-graders in Jacksonville public schools. The book is a series of letters written by incarcerated youths and compiled [...]]]></description>
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