http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Education 60 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:09:34 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1135325.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1135325.html Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT 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. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1137975.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1137975.html Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT Long a cause of consternation and a target of reform efforts, high schools across Florida continued to perplex educators this year. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1135192.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1135192.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT Auditors got it all wrong when they reported that two contractors ripped off the Broward School District while making Hurricane Wilma repairs, officials of the district's construction department said Thursday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1133650.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1133650.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:00 EDT What started off as a science project at Gulliver Prep will soon provide clean water to people in Haiti. A team of 13 biomedical sciences and engineering students invented a solar-powered water purification system that they'll be sending to a hospital when the school year starts. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1135195.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1135195.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT Lauren Dewitt was on vacation in Ohio for her bridal shower this week when she found another reason to celebrate: an e-mail informing the recently laid-off teacher that the Broward school district wanted her back. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1135368.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1135368.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT The Miami-Dade school district and the Homestead Housing Authority on Thursday agreed to sign a contract that will reopen the district's programs for migrant children. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1125504.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1125504.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT There was a time when community colleges' open-door policy extended right up until the last day of registration. Procrastinating students might not get their first choice of classes, but they would still be able to get in. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1122006.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1122006.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT Between band practice and a church youth group, Emmanuella Louisdor and a classmate are developing a blueprint for a ''green marketplace'' where global entrepreneurs can trade environmentally friendly innovations. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1122024.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1122024.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT Some of the 394 Broward teachers let go one week ago will soon find out that their layoffs were short-lived. Broward school district officials will know how many teachers they can offer jobs to -- for now -- by early Wednesday. Teachers will get word by certified mail and district e-mail, likely by Thursday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1120391.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1120391.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Florida Atlantic University professors have filed a formal complaint against the school, claiming the layoffs of tenured faculty members violates their union contract. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1120385.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1120385.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Early into a new six-year contract, Florida Atlantic University president Frank Brogan may leave to take a new state job. Brogan, whose contract with FAU expires in 2015, is considering applying to become chancellor of the state university system, said Nancy Blosser, chairwoman of the FAU Board of Trustees. He would oversee matters affecting all 11 public universities. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1114646.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1114646.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Not everyone at Florida International University agrees with renaming the University Park campus -- the school's oldest, in West Miami-Dade -- in honor of President Modesto Maidique, who is stepping down in August. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1114651.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1114651.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Currently ranked fourth in the country, Florida International University's cheerleading squad has often enjoyed more success than the football and basketball teams it roots for year in and year out. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1114658.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1114658.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT South Florida teachers unions are starting what could be months of negotiations for pay increases in these bleak economic times. The Broward Teachers Union and school district exchanged a first set of proposals last week, with a second meeting on Thursday. Negotiators will go over the entire contract, with pay raises a priority for the union. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1114655.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1114655.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Six schools in Miami-Dade and one in Broward must shape up or face dramatic sanctions -- including possible closure -- after making a new state list of struggling schools released on Thursday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1114657.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1114657.html Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:01 EDT The Miami-Dade teachers' union will make another run at the pay increases they were denied last year when they begin contract negotiations on Friday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1107944.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1107944.html Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT The sight of a dissected frog is a familiar one to generations of high-schoolers who donned gloves and grimaced their way through biology class by scrutinizing the inner workings of an amphibian. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1107988.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1107988.html Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Angry parents and students have rallied to oppose teacher layoffs in Broward, particularly to save cherished coaches at two high schools -- West Broward and Western -- hit hard by the cuts. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1108000.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1108000.html Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT With the Broward School Board likely to approve a plan Tuesday to lay off nearly 400 teachers, those targeted to lose their jobs face an uncertain future in a career they thought would be recession-proof. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1106993.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1106993.html Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Real men fire up the grill and barbeque burgers. They watch football games and play poker. Real men don't run the PTA. Oh yes, they do.