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 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:17:20 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1344924.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1344924.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST A hearing for suspended Broward School Board member Beverly Gallagher was pushed back for the second time Friday, giving her attorney and federal prosecutors more time to try to negotiate a plea agreement. Gallagher's next appearance is scheduled for Dec. 21. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1344949.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1344949.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00 EST A hearing for suspended Broward School Board member Beverly Gallagher was pushed back for the second time Friday, giving her attorney and federal prosecutors more time to try to negotiate a plea agreement. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1342994.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1342994.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Rock stars have done it to feed the hungry in Africa, to help American farmers and to combat global warming.<p/> Now, the Miami-Dade school district is doing it, too. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1340978.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1340978.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:20 EST A couple hundred million ain't bad, but why not go for a billion?<p/> Florida Education Commissioner Eric Smith on Wednesday said it looks like the state could end up asking the federal government for $1 billion in grant money earmarked for education. ``We are excited by what this means to the state, what it means to our children and what it means to our educators,'' Smith said in a call with reporters. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1338776.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1338776.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Miami-Dade Superintendent Alberto Carvalho is taking new steps to tighten ethical standards throughout the school district.<p/> On Tuesday, Carvalho announced mandatory ethics training for all district employees, beginning with those in the construction and maintenance management departments. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1328953.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1328953.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:37 EST E-mails sent by Broward County teachers from a union website are nothing more than spam, according to the school district.<p/> Last month, the Broward Teachers Union accused the district of blocking hundreds of e-mails sent from a union website to School Board members without the board's knowledge. Union lawyers threatened to sue the district if it didn't stop the practice by Oct. 26. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1327180.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1327180.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:00 EST After Broward School Board members complained in August that the FCAT coincided with Easter and Passover in 2011, state officials agreed to change the schedule for giving the high-stakes exam. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1327178.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1327178.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:00 EST After learning the Broward school district has been overspending thousands in overtime payments, School Board members wanted to know Tuesday how they could put a stop to it. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1325300.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1325300.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The chain-link fence around a field at Pompano Beach's Blanche Ely High School is the same color as its baseball diamond, a deep, red-brown shade of rust. The dugouts are so antiquated, Ely can't host baseball games. And there's no track around the football gridiron -- only a swath of white asphalt for runners to practice. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313288.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313288.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:08 EST College fund tapped out? You're not alone, but maybe you haven't looked everywhere. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313305.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313305.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Dominique Penen swung her petite frame up into the cab of a big-rig truck, flexing arm muscle and biting her lower lip. Once settled in the driver's seat, Penen, 47, of Hallandale Beach turned and beamed. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313269.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313269.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Leona Williams credits the TV show CSI: NY for steering her to a degree in crime scene technology at Keiser University in Fort Lauderdale. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313279.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313279.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Shelton Ferrari was set to open a new car dealership in Fort Lauderdale, but a group of business students from Nova Southeastern University convinced the company otherwise. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313285.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313285.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST It's a math problem some students might not be prepared to solve: If more people are looking for fewer jobs, how is a recent grad supposed to find work? http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313293.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313293.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Getting an education always seemed like the ticket to improving your life -- recession or not.<p/> And an advanced degree, in particular, is often associated with prestige and a better standard of living. The average monthly income of someone with a master's degree is about $5,380 -- more than twice what someone with only a high school diploma earns, according to U.S. Census data. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313302.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313302.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST An increasing number of colleges -- the University of Miami's medical campus and University of Florida among them -- are pushing to be smoke-free by next school year. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313307.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313307.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST In the near future, a corrupt corporation is trying to take over the world. As part of its nefarious plot, Conspiracy Inc. is altering the historic record. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313274.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313274.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Until this past summer, Florida high school seniors who did not meet their graduation requirements were still able to graduate with a regular diploma if they passed the GED before the end of the school year. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313280.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313280.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Q: I have recommendations from my teachers, but also from my tennis coach and the National Honor Society advisor. I alreadyhave two teacher recommendations, and I know my counselor plans to write a letter. Can I also send these other letters? I feel these other people really know me and that admissions people will be impressed if they read them. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313286.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1313286.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST As foreclosures in South Florida continue to skyrocket, more and more homeowners are turning to lawyers for legal help.<p/> And thanks to a new program at the University of Miami School of Law, graduates who recently passed the Florida Bar Exam are offering free help to people caught in the foreclosure crisis.