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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 [...]
By Scott Travis Sun Sentinel 3:08 p.m. EDT, March 14, 2013 Florida Atlantic University’s medical school isn’t quite fully accredited, but it’s getting closer. The university announced this week that the Liaison Committee on Medical Education has granted what is known as provisional accreditation for the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, which opened in [...]
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 10:41 a.m. EST, March 7, 2013 There’s a new cop on campus. And he’s a bloodhound named Kash. The canine will join the ranks of the school police department in Palm Beach County. Kash, that stands for Kids Are Safe Here, was named by a group third grade students from Crosspointe [...]
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 11:08 p.m. EST, February 27, 2013 The Broward school board approved new boundaries Wednesday that would kick in next school year. During a public meeting Wednesday, the board reviewed proposed changes including a plan to convert Arthur Ashe Middle School in Fort Lauderdale into an adult workforce development program and expand [...]
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 6:16 p.m. EST, February 25, 2013 About 1,700 Florida schools are slated to get money from the state recognizing their strides in student achievement. Though the award program has been around since 1997, Gov. Scott announced the awards with fanfare. Read more here: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_education_edblog/ kyi@tribune.com or 954-747-3033, Twitter: @karen_yi
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 5:03 p.m. EST, February 13, 2013 The Palm Beach County school district will be in desperate need of capital improvement dollars next year, the district said Wednesday. In their first budget discussion of the year, the school board set their budget priorities for 2014 and heard from district officials on some [...]
We got this press release from about an app called Whisper that has caused some problems in Monroe County. Anyone familiar with it? Have their been issues in Broward or Palm Beach County? Take a look at the release: Monroe County Sheriff¹s Office Daily Crime and Information Report February 9, 2013 Whisper app causes disturbances [...]
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 10:38 a.m. EST, February 12, 2013 Students at Glades Middle School are in for a P.E. class straight from the pros. The Miami Dolphins will visit the school Wednesday for a Gatorade Junior Training Camp session. Students will learn offensive and defensive drills that include hurdles, knock-away dummies, ladders and halfback [...]
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 6:16 p.m. EST, January 29, 2013 A recent report by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools found Florida is among the top of the list for states that have strong charter laws friendly to charter school growth. Florida ranked fifth behind Minnesota who ranked first. Meanwhile, Mississippi remained last. “The [...]
Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 1:52 p.m. EST, January 24, 2013 History books will be coming to life at Suncoast High School Friday morning. The school is hosting its 6th Annual History Seminar and will hear from war veterans and two survivors of Pearl Harbor. The war vets from Battle of the Bulge include one who [...]
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