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Parents picket outside Park Ridge Elementary (Kimberly Foster / March 15, 2013) Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 12:28 p.m. EDT, March 15, 2013 A small group of parents staged a picket outside Park Ridge Elementary school in Deerfield Beach Friday to protest bullying and intimidation tactics they claim are being used by school administrators. “The way [...]
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 11:20 a.m. EDT, March 13, 2013 Some students in Delray Beach aren’t just taking class assignments home on the weekend, they’re taking a free supply of food. A program called “Blessings in a Backpack” gives third-grade students at Village Academy backpacks filled with easy-to-make meals and foods. It’s coordinated by Delray [...]
Non-instructional school workers rally (SEIU / February 4, 2013) Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 12:47 p.m. EST, February 4, 2013 The hidden faces of Palm Beach County’s schools came out Monday morning to demand respect and fair treatment at their jobs. They’re the custodians, cafeteria workers and non-instructional employees in the district that keep the schools [...]
You’ve probably heard of STEM education, which stands for science, technology, engineering and math. But Palm Beach State has decided to focus on STEAM. The extra A stands for arts, and who better to speak about STEAM education than the co-founder of another famous A – Apple Inc.’s Steve Wozniak. He will share his perspectives [...]
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 5:35 p.m. EST, January 21, 2013 For 40 students at Roosevelt Middle School, Monday will be a day for the history books. The group attended the Presidential Inauguration and flew in for a three-day trip. The students also visited museums, including newest monument honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They were [...]
Ray Allen’s private beach (Courtesy / November 13, 2012) By Micaela Hood, SouthFlorida.com 4:04 p.m. EST, November 13, 2012 Boston has its scenic Charles River, but we’re pretty sure Ray Allen is going enjoy his new water view much better. The former Celtic and now Miami Heat basketball star has moved in a Coral Gables [...]
By Scott Travis September 12, 2012 03:40 PM Education reporter Karen Yi is at the Palm Beach County School Board, where board members are discussing legislative priorities and other matters. Check out her blog here. Categories: None COMMENT BOARD GUIDELINES: You share in the SunSentinel.com community, so we just ask that you keep things civil. [...]
By Marc Freeman August 20, 2012 12:05 PM The first day of school in Palm Beach County? “Nothing out of the ordinary,” reports Superintendent Wayne Gent. He should know, after paying visits to 15 schools by 11 a.m., and getting updates from various administrators. “So far it looks very good,” Gent said while leaving Galaxy [...]
By Marc Freeman August 20, 2012 06:30 AM The moment is finally here – the first day of public school in Broward and Palm Beach counties. If you forgot, unlikely, the hundreds of yellow school buses clogging the roadways will be a good reminder that summer is over for more than 425,000 students. Some of [...]
By Marc Freeman August 20, 2012 12:05 PM The first day of school in Palm Beach County? “Nothing out of the ordinary,” reports Superintendent Wayne Gent. He should know, after paying visits to 15 schools by 11 a.m., and getting updates from various administrators. “So far it looks very good,” Gent said while leaving Galaxy [...]
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