New and returning Broward School Board members call for a less divisive board

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/19 6:25A Scott Travis

A new and possibly less contentious era started Tuesday for the Broward School Board, as two new and three returning members were sworn in for new terms. During a ceremony at Dillard High in Fort...

Broward Schools remove church signs amid complaints from Satan-related group

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/16 6:45P Scott Travis

Broward schools have been removing signs sponsored by local churches as a way to keep out a church promoting Satan. The School Board plans to review possible changes to a policy on school banners that...

The last actions the Biden administration will take before Trump takes over the White House

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/15 12:52A Associated Press

By FATIMA HUSSEIN, MATTHEW DALY and COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration officials are working against the clock doling out billions in grants and taking other steps to try to preserve at least some of the...

Trump wants to end ‘wokeness’ in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leverage

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/15 12:31A Associated Press

By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s vision for education revolves around a single goal: to rid America’s schools of perceived “ wokeness ” and “left-wing indoctrination.” The president-elect wants...

Strategies to Engage Readers After Winter Break

Teaching in the Heart of Florida 11/11 6:00P Rissa

By Rissa Hanneken , Marissa Despins , Rachel Deroche , Shelly Rees , Jacqueline Ortiz, Jeanine Schneider, and Jennifer Martinez Updated November 12, 2024 As the holiday season winds down, getting back...

Florida SAT scores fall in 2024, continuing ‘COVID slide,’ experts say

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/10 10:30P Steven Walker

Florida’s SAT scores fell again this year, continuing a downward trend that experts fear stems from the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on state students. The state’s average SAT score dropped to 948 out of 1600, an 18-point decline from...

DeSantis era ends on the Broward School Board. What will that mean?

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/9 9:00P Scott Travis

The DeSantis era is ending for the Broward County School Board, as a board of all elected members will soon start shaping the future for the challenged school district. Newly elected Board members Maura Bulman, who represents District 1 in...

FAU polls find slight movement toward Harris in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin. Battlegrounds far...

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/4 4:37A Anthony Man

Election Eve polls in the three northern battleground states that could decide the presidential election found slight movement toward Vice President Kamala Harris. Harris still is effectively tied with former President Donald Trump. The three polls...

Computer programs monitor students’ every word in the name of safety

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/2 1:20A Tribune News Service

By Madyson Fitzgerald, Stateline.org (TNS) Whether it’s a research project on the Civil War or a science experiment on volcano eruptions, students in the Colonial School District near Wilmington, Delaware, can look up just about anything on their...

How a Broward schools charter settlement ballooned to $120 million

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 11/2 1:00A Scott Travis

When a group of charter schools filed lawsuits against the Broward School Board alleging they were shortchanged money from a 2018 referendum, School Board members hoped they could settle the matter for a few million dollars. Instead, that...

Former top Broward schools lawyer accepts plea deal in grand jury-related probe

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 10/31 6:09A Scott Travis

A former top Broward schools lawyer accused of illegally sharing information from a statewide grand jury accepted a plea deal Thursday that reduced her charge from a felony to a misdemeanor. Barbara...

Audit finds flaws in Broward school discipline reporting

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 10/28 9:25P Scott Travis

An audit found a number of shortcomings in the way Broward schools has reported student discipline cases in recent years, raising questions about whether the district properly intervenes with troubled students. Broward school administrators say...

Broward Schools’ cellphone ban draws both praise and criticism. Here’s how it’s going.

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 10/19 10:00P Scott Travis

A student cellphones ban is creating a new kind of digital divide in Broward schools. Some parents and educators see a new policy that prohibits students from using cellphones in most cases from...

New investigation reviews actions of some Broward School Board members

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 10/18 5:16A Scott Travis

The state has ordered the Broward School District to investigate the ethics of some School Board members, following a series of complaints by one of the district s biggest critics. The investigation will focus on alleged improper relationships...

The Biden administration has now canceled loans for more than 1 million public workers

Florida Education News-South Florida Sun Sentinel 10/17 6:10A Associated Press

By COLLIN BINKLEY WASHINGTON (AP) — A student loan cancellation program for public workers has granted relief to more than 1 million Americans — up from just 7,000 who were approved before it was updated by the Biden administration two years ago....