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• Grants available for nonprofits who champion education

  Here’s a heads-up to South Florida nonprofits who work with under-served youth and whose programs inspire students to stay in school and pursue further education. [...]
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• Community rejects change in school policing, moving all-male academy

  Dozens of community members poured into the Palm Beach County School Board meeting Wednesday in opposition to having the Sheriff's Office take over school policing duties.  [...]
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• Proposal to eliminate zero halted

  The Broward School Board halted a proposal to eliminate the grade of zero and make 50 the lowest grade a student can earn, after the plan drew overwhelming opposition Tuesday. [...]
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• Watch PB school graduations live

  Can't make this year's high school graduations? Not to worry, the Palm Beach County school district has your back.' [...]
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• Broward holds final hearing on school repurposing plans

  The Broward School Board will hold its final public meeting on boundaries tonight at Plantation High starting at 5:30 p.m. [...]
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• Gov. Scott launches teacher raise 'victory tour'

  Gov. Rick Scott launched a "victory tour" at a school in Sunrise Monday to applaud the $480 million approved by the Legislature for teacher raises. [...]
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• Broward approves bonuses for teachers at priority schools

  The Broward school district and the teachers union reached agreement to give teachers at "priority schools" (those with grades of Ds and Fs) additional compensation based on performance. [...]
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• Local teachers, unions disappointed by teacher raise plan

  South Florida's teachers and their unions expressed disappointment Monday at the decision by state lawmakers to give teacher raises based on evaluations and not until next year. [...]
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• Students named semifinalists for presidential scholars

  It’s an honor of presidential proportions. [...]
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• Students set words ablaze for slam poetry competition

  Students at Northeast High in Oakland Park will be setting their "Words Ablaze" during the school's first-ever school-wide poetry slam on May 1. [...]
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