It has been put forth here before as it is again, as the Broward County School Board continues to struggle to manage its budget, ask the parents and the students for ways to save money! Today, like almost every day last year, students come home complaining of classrooms that are Arctic cold. At a time when money [...]
Members of several local community groups have partnered with Broward County Public Schools again for the Broward Million Father March take a child to the first day of school campaign – encouraging fathers, relatives, men and significant male caregivers to take their children to school on the first day of classes, Monday, August 23.
This is part of a series on all the school board candidates. To see all the candidates and learn more about them, click here. Nick Sakhnovsky is running in the August 24 primary against incumbent Jennifer Gottlieb and newcomer Susan Madori. Neither one has responded to our questions, though both have been contacted at least [...]
A number of Broward County Public Schools bargaining units have voted in favor of a five to six days furloughs for the 2010/2011 school year to help the District with its budget shortfall. The Federation of Public Employees (FOPE) representing approximately 9,000 employees, including clerical, transportation, security specialists and campus monitors, and maintenance and facility [...]
Broward County Public Schools along with four of Florida’s largest school districts including, Miami-Dade, Duval, Hillsborough and Leon Counties, today held simultaneous news conferences to discuss a joint appeal to Florida Department of Education Commissioner Eric Smith noting significant anomalies in the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT).
Flamingo Elementary School second graders were thrilled to have the Mayor and Vice Mayor join them in their Arbor Day celebration.
The Broward Teachers Union announced today that Superintendent Jim Notter has agreed to the BTU’s request to enter into mediation to try to resolve the nearly one-year contract negotiations dispute between the School Board of Broward County and its 16,000 teachers.
Broward Schools Integrity announces a preliminary meeting on its recommendations to be forwarded to the Superintendent’s Office. The workshop will be held Thursday, April 22, 2010, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. at the Kathleen C. Wright Administration Center, 10th Floor Conference Room, 600 SE 3rd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale.
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA., April 12, 2010 – At a major news conference on Tuesday, April 13, the Broward Teachers Union will discuss its response to the school board’s declaration of impasse in contract negotiations and will announce the kick-off of an unprecedented community outreach program called “Smart Solutions 4 Broward Kids.”
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) was recently recognized as a 2009 Bronze School Employee Wellness Program winner by the Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE), a membership organization for health promotion and health education professionals within state health agencies, U.S. territories and the Indian Health Service. BCPS was one of nine schools/districts recognized by [...]
Nova High School will formally become Broward County Public Schools 14th high school to offer the driver’s education program to students with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, March 15
As of Friday, February 26, 2010, six and a half weeks after an earthquake-ravaged Haiti, a total of 894 displaced school age children from that country have enrolled in 190 Broward County Public Schools and Charter Schools. Of that number, 715 have limited English language skills, making them eligible for services and support from the [...]
As of Wednesday, February 10, 2010, a total of 703 children from Haiti have enrolled in Broward County Public Schools and Charter Schools. Of that number, 505 have limited English language skills.
Several hundred Cooper City parents came out in a sea of red to protest the planned boundary changes that could send Pioneer Middle Students to Pines Middle or Driftwood Middle. The Broward County Public Schools hosted its first public community input meeting on the boundary changes that are heavily affecting schools in Cooper City, Hollywood, [...]
