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• School Grades

  State to review tougher school grading formula

  The Florida Board of Education agreed Tuesday to have a task force review the state’s school grading system and consider changes.

• Pembroke Pines charter schools may be privatized under new plan

  With the teachers’ union resisting pay cuts, Pembroke Pines leaders are threatening to privatize the city’s highly-regarded charter schools.

• Miami-Dade Schools

  Education officials head to Tampa to urge “mitigation” of school grading formula

  School grades are expected to drop statewide this summer, barring a “mitigation” of new, tougher accountability standards from the Florida Board of Education.
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  Bored no more: Here are ways to have fun this summer

  School’s been out less than a week, and already it’s started:
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  Coral Gables

  Coral Gables school celebrates 90th birthday

  Coral Gables Preparatory Academy is on its third name, but it’s still the same school George Merrick included in his plans for the City Beautiful.
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  Education

  Teacher was ‘second dad’ to students

  Retired elementary school teacher Jonathan Gans inspired his students to think creatively, critically and brought them together as a family.

• Schools

  Miami-Dade schools seeks district-wide accreditation

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools could become the largest accredited school district in the country.

• Broward Schools

  Broward teachers say they were shut out of selection process for new principals

  The school district is accused by parents and teachers of shuffling underperforming principals among schools instead of opening the jobs to fresh blood.
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  BROWARD SCHOOLS | BLACK MALE STUDENTS

  Broward schools working to boost success of black male students

  In Broward and elsewhere, many black male students struggle to perform as well as their peers. A new district task force hopes to change that.

• Broward public schools get a boost from Disney on customer relations

  Broward’s school district has hired the Disney Institute for advice on how to improve customer service.