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Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 12:23 p.m. EDT, May 8, 2013 The Broward School Board will hold its final public meeting on boundaries tonight at Plantation High starting at 5:30 p.m. Among the major changes are plans to re-purpose failing schools in the district. Arthur Ashe Middle School would become an adult workforce development program and [...]
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 1:26 p.m. EDT, May 3, 2013 The Broward school district and the teachers union reached agreement to give teachers at “priority schools” (those with grades of Ds and Fs) additional compensation based on performance. The money would come from district grants. Teachers rated effective or highly effective can earn $ 2,000 [...]
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 10:32 a.m. EDT, April 10, 2013 A Weston school band had the honor of being the only middle school band in the state to perform at the “Festival of Gold” in Chicago last month. Weston’s Falcon Cove band played in the renowned Orchestra Hall at the Chicago Symphony Center under the [...]
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 1:28 p.m. EDT, April 3, 2013 Tonight’s school boundary hearing for Broward schools has been postponed due to a notice error, officials said. The meeting will now take place May 8 at 5:30 p.m. at Plantation High School. Tracy Clark, public information officer for the district, said the meeting date had [...]
Broward received the honor of being named one of the nation’s top 10 newspapers, but it won’t take home the top prize. Santa Barbara City College in California and Walla Walla Community College tied for first place, each receiving $ 400,000 from the Washington, D.C. based Aspen Institute. Broward College won’t get any prize money, [...]
By Scott Travis Sun Sentinel 3:15 p.m. EDT, March 18, 2013 Broward College will find out Tuesday whether it’s the recipient of an award for the nation’s top community college, and the $ 1 million prize that goes with it. The Aspen Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based education policy group, named Broward College as one of [...]
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 4:50 p.m. EST, February 18, 2013 Some good news for the Broward school district: 12 teachers are getting grants worth a total of $ 14,000 to fund classroom projects that teach students about energy. The grants are sponsored by Florida Power & Light Company’s 2013 Teacher Grant Program. The awards range [...]
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 10:51 a.m. EST, January 23, 2013 The Broward school district officially launched its new, online calendar of public meetings and events. The district is striving to improve its outreach to parents and the community by providing the most up-to-date information through the digital calendar. Visit www.browardschools.com for more. kyi@tribune.com or 954-747-3033, [...]
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 2:32 p.m. EST, January 22, 2013 It’s not too late to graduate, according to officials at the Broward school district. They will be hosting a re-engagement fair Feb. 2 for students that left high school before earning their diplomas. The fair will help individuals who attend learn what the requirements are [...]
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 3:38 p.m. EST, December 11, 2012 The school board heard from its redistricting committee Tuesday on how to best redraw its district lines. District boundaries are usually redrawn every 10 years to reflect the most recent Census data. Broward, however, postponed the process until after the 2012 elections. But that decision [...]
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