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Karen Yi, Sun Sentinel 5:48 p.m. EST, January 28, 2013 Things aren’t always so black and white. And that’s what teams will prove next month during Palm Beach County’s 2013 High School Ethics Bowl. So far, eight high schools with a total of 20 teams are set to compete Feb. 16 at Lake Worth High [...]
Several mayors in Palm Beach County came before the school board Wednesday, asking the district to install metal detectors in every school for the safety of students. “There’s no limit to safety,” said Mayor Thomas Masters of Riviera Beach. “Anybody can take a gun and go shoot into a school.” Masters was joined by the [...]
The shooting spree at a Connecticut elementary school last week that left 20 children dead has triggered a wave of phony threats at district schools, officials said Thursday. “They’re up and down the coast,” said Nat Harrington, spokesperson for the Palm Beach County school district. “Practically every school district that we know about has these [...]
By Scott Travis Sun Sentinel 3:01 p.m. EST, December 11, 2012 Dramatic changes could be coming to Broward County schools, including a major expansion of focus for Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale. A proposal to turn Dillard into a K-12 digital arts and entertainment magnet school was mentioned almost as an afterthought in a [...]
FCATs and homework, budget cuts and college costs — we’ll cover it at South Florida Schools. Our focus is education, from kindergarten to college campuses, in Broward and Palm Beach counties. MARC FREEMAN covers all aspects of K-12 education in Palm Beach County. He has worked at the Sun Sentinel since 2003… < More > SCOTT [...]
Embattled School Transportation Director Chester Tindall will be gone for at least six to eight weeks for medical leave and it’s unclear whether he will stay in the job after that. Tindall spoke briefly to the School Board to apologize for botched bus service that has plagued the district since the school year started Aug. [...]
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 [...]
Embattled School Transportation Director Chester Tindall will be gone for at least six to eight weeks for medical leave and it’s unclear whether he will stay in the job after that. Tindall spoke briefly to the School Board to apologize for botched bus service that has plagued the district since the school year started Aug. [...]
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 June 27, 2012 12:59 PM Florida Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson today heaped praise on the 69 state high schools that were recently honored in Newsweek magazine’s survey called “America’s Best High Schools 2012.” Nineteen high schools in Palm Beach and Broward counties appear in the rankings of 1,000 leading public high schools. [...]
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