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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 July 13, 2012 11:07 AM Palm Beach Virtual School, a K-12 public school, needs students. Administrators invite families to come out to a “round-up” event to register for full-time virtual education for the 2012-2013 school year. The event will be held July 19 at The Safe Schools Institute next to Don Estridge [...]
By Marc Freeman May 7, 2012 02:00 PM Palm Beach County’s teachers union is turning up the heat in its years-long quest to gain back experienced-based pay raises for its members. My article in today’s editions previews the start of contract negotiations with the School Board. The Classroom Teachers Association today unveiled a new platform [...]
By Marc Freeman May 3, 2012 12:51 PM Plans are still on track for Palm Beach County schools to welcome a new corruption watchdog. Or are they? Pressed for time Wednesday, the School Board called for a one-week postponement of its planned selection of finalists for the new position of inspector general. The board agenda [...]
By Marc Freeman April 4, 2012 12:19 PM For 15 years, the Health Care District of Palm Beach County has provided full-time, registered nurses across the public school system. And the arrangement is continuing through the school year, thanks to a renewal of a partnership Wednesday between the Health Care District and the School District. [...]
By Marc Freeman February 10, 2012 09:08 AM Just two days after his interview, Palm Beach County schools superintendent finalist Tom Watkins has dropped out. In an email today, Watkins (photo at right) told the School Board to move on without him. Of course, it appeared the board already planned to do just that. Five [...]
Plans to use a scorecard to rate the 24 applicants for Palm Beach County schools superintendent didn’t go too smoothly, says School Board Vice Chairwoman Debra Robinson. She had hoped a community group would have been able to rank the strongest candidates based on a set of more than 30 factors, on a system called [...]
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