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Broward schools aim to move past 10-year construction debacle

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 12/29 12:00A Scott Travis
It was a day of celebration as Riverside Elementary in Coral Springs unveiled a much-anticipated renovation to the school library, showing it was finally getting some return from the decade-old $800...

After 50 years at USF, this professor sees the times a-changin’

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 12/24 10:33P Divya Kumar
When Marvin Karlins was a freshman at the University of Minnesota in 1959, another freshman walked into his folk singing class and asked what it was about. “He wasn’t great, but he played guitar,”...

Broward school calendar includes longer middle school days and Hindu holiday

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 12/14 9:00P Scott Travis
Broward middle school students would have slightly longer school days next year to enable all students to get a Hindu holiday off, under a recommended 2025-26 school calendar. The calendar would also enable schools to finish the first semester...

Will Florida end in-state tuition for thousands of “dreamers”?

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 12/14 12:00A Jeffrey Schweers
TALLAHASSEE For a decade, children brought into the country illegally by their undocumented parents could enroll in a state college or university for the same fee as in-state residents, if they attended a Florida high school for three years. But...

New Florida teachers would train against school shootings, bill proposes

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 12/12 7:10A Lisa J. Huriash
A state legislator wants new Florida teachers to know, going into the job, what they must do in an emergency with a mass shooter. A bill filed by state Rep. Dan Daley, D-Coral Springs,  would require educators — ahead of getting their...

Should Broward close or change low-enrolled schools? School Board to discuss

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 12/9 8:25A Scott Travis
Broward County schools should make major changes to six campuses but reject a proposal to close Broward Estates Elementary, a district boundary committee has recommended. On Tuesday, the School Board plans to consider the recommendations of the...

State-ordered review of Broward School Board members finds no wrongdoing

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 12/4 11:00P Scott Travis
An outside lawyer hired to review allegations of ethical breaches by three Broward School Board members found no evidence of wrongdoing. The inspector general s office for the State Department of Education ordered the school district to conduct...

Debate teacher resigns following allegations of inappropriate texts

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/26 10:05P Scott Travis
A Broward high school debate teacher has resigned after being accused of sending inappropriate text messages to a student and forcing students to pay fees to attend his class. The school district started investigating Dario Camara, 42, a teacher...

New Broward school bus cameras will catch motorists who illegally pass

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/26 6:45P Scott Travis
Drivers who pass a stopped school bus should soon expect to be caught and ticketed, under a new program the Broward School District is launching. The School Board is expected to vote in January on a contracts that would install cameras on the...

The FAFSA is now open. Submit ASAP to get money for college

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/26 2:00A Nerdwallet
By Eliza Haverstock, NerdWallet The 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is open to all students as of Nov. 18 — and you should submit it as soon as possible if you think you might be in college next year. The FAFSA unlocks...
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