Website provides virtual college tours

For high school students who have the time and money to travel, visiting college campuses is the best way to get a feel for places where they may spend four years.

EDUCATION

Florida high schools to be graded on more than just FCAT

High schools statewide are getting ready to be graded with a new formula -- after faring poorly on the old one.
BROWARD SCHOOLS

Construction officials: Broward school repairs audit wrong

Contractors making repairs after Hurricane Wilma did not overcharge the school district, officials said.
PINECREST

Gulliver Prep students show their smarts -- and compassion

Students at Gulliver Prep in Pinecrest are developing ways to provide clean drinking water to storm-ravaged Haiti.
BROWARD SCHOOLS

Broward offers to rehire some laid-off teachers

Nearly a quarter of the Broward teachers who were laid off last month have received notice that they will have jobs after all.
SOUTH MIAMI-DADE

Dade learning centers for migrant children to reopen

Two educational centers for migrant children in South Miami-Dade will reopen Monday, school district officials said.
COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Many students, not enough room at South Florida community colleges

Demand is soaring at Miami-Dade and Broward community colleges, but the cash-strapped schools can't add enough classes.
NORTH MIAMI HIGH | UNICEF'S JUNIOR 8 SUMMIT

Teens to get leaders' ears at global summit in Italy

Four North Miami teens will represent the United States in a global meeting to discuss world problems such as climate change and a sinking economy in Italy.
BROWARD SCHOOLS

Some laid-off teachers to be rehired

Some laid-off Broward teachers can expect job offers from the school district this week, mere days after losing their old positions.
HIGHER EDUCATION

Florida Atlantic University professors challenge layoffs

Four tenured FAU faculty members are fighting their layoffs, saying their union contract does not allow that.
EDUCATION

Frank Brogan may leave Florida Atlantic University

FAU President Frank Brogan may apply to become chancellor of the state university system.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

FIU students oppose renaming campus for Maidique

Some FIU students are upset about the university's decision to rename its main campus for its departing president.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Spirits fall as FIU plans to cut cheerleading squad

Citing a tough budget year that has included layoffs and cuts to academic programs, FIU plans to eliminate its successful cheerleading team.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Broward teachers bargain for raises in hard times

Experts say teachers unions will have to get creative in negotiating a contract for the upcoming school year.
EDUCATION

7 South Florida schools on troubled list

Seven South Florida schools will have to make major improvements this school year under a federal mandate.
EDUCATION

Miami-Dade teachers try again to win pay raises

Experts say the Miami-Dade teachers' union will have to 'get creative' in negotiating a contract for the upcoming school year.
EDUCATION

Should schools cut animal dissections?

Dissecting cats in the classroom: Is it a hands-on learning experience or an archaic tradition that teaches disregard for life?
BROWARD SCHOOLS

Broward parents, students rally to fight teacher layoffs

The communities of at least two Broward high schools have pulled together to support teachers and sports coaches laid off by the district.
BROWARD SCHOOLS

Broward teachers are losing hope as layoffs loom

Broward School Board members will make the layoffs of nearly 400 teachers official at a meeting Tuesday, though they hope to rehire as many as possible.
FATHER'S DAY

Today's evolved dad follows NFL, leads PTA

Dads are joining the PTA, visiting classrooms and attending parent- teacher conferences in record numbers.