Teachers in Pembroke Pines' charter schools will be getting their annual salary increases based on years of experience, after the Broward Teachers Union and city negotiators reached a tentative contract agreement Wednesday night.
Two years into her post as dean of the University of Miami's business school, Barbara Kahn is out to make her vision for the school a reality.
A Broward School Board meeting on extra classroom space as a result of overbuilding turned into a discussion about how empty seats should be counted.
On Tuesday, board members will unravel how the district ended up with so much extra space that the state has told it to stop building. The issue could prompt controversial boundary changes down the road.
The Miami-Dade school district ranks seventh in the country in charter school enrollment, according to a study released Thursday by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.
With the competition removed, Broward school district's insurance provider is increasing its rates by up to 45 percent.
Hoping to regain the public's trust after a corruption scandal, Broward school district officials announced Wednesday morning they had selected a panel to delve into the school system's practices and come up with fixes.
The Broward school district approved the first in what could be a series of boundary changes that will affect which schools kids attend.
Broward school officials do not yet know if they will try to get more than $765,000 back after an audit said contractors overbilled for repairs.
A contractor accused by auditors of overbilling for Broward classroom repairs plans to sue the school district.
Parents are getting sticker shock as the Florida Prepaid College Plan sends its rates skyward.
Former Broward GOP chairman Kevin Tynan will replace Beverly Gallagher, who is charged in a bribery and extortion case, on the Broward School Board.
A suspended School Board member appeared in court Friday and delayed formal court action, a sign that a plea agreement could be in the works.
An undercover FBI agent used a fake name but a real glass company to pull off a sting that led to the arrest of Broward School Board member Beverly Gallagher.
The Broward school district's audit watchdogs say administrators need to take quicker action to address issues raised in worrisome audits.
A School Board member will not be voting on construction projects for companies that have given to her reelection campaign.
Enrollment starts Monday in the state's prepaid tuition program, which helps parents lock in today's college tuition rates for their children.
Broward School Board members will vote Tuesday on whether to rehire a retired deputy superintendent.
Miami-Dade School Board member Larry Feldman had the best intentions when he planned a birthday surprise for Superintendent Alberto Carvalho.
The Broward Teachers Union says school district officials kept scores of e-mails sent by employees from reaching School Board members.
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