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Florida colleges and universities are welcoming hundreds of thousands of students to campus this fall, and a large portion of those students include men and women who chose to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces following Sept. 11, 2001. Thousands …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Pembroke Pines’ charter schools face $2.1 million shortfall From afar, Pembroke Pines’ charter schools look like a parent’s dream, with small classes, high marks and active family involvement. …

  Miami Herald–August 11, 2009 BY HANNAH SAMPSON Leonard Britton, who, as superintendent of the Miami-Dade school district, was at the helm when riots forced the schools to close and the Mariel boatlifts brought thousands of children all at once …

  Miami Herald–August 11, 2009 BY PATRICIA MAZZEI Calling it a show of confidence in uneasy economic times, Broward School Board members said Tuesday they want to extend Superintendent Jim Notter’s contract another three years — defying a repeated call …

  Miami Herald–August 11, 2009 BY SHANNON COLAVECCHIO The popular Bright Futures scholarship program is now worth less and carries more financial penalties than ever before, prompting significant concerns among Florida university officials about the impact to students — particularly …

More than 100 Broward educators who lost their jobs in June were officially rehired into different teaching positions Tuesday at a Broward School Board meeting. Board members voted to lay off 394 teachers at the end of June but started …

The Miami-Dade School Board has two important contracts to consider Wednesday, but the way the process has been handled in one case and the laser-speed in the other raise questions. In one case, the board is looking for an attorney …

The Miami-Dade School Board on Tuesday unanimously approved the first draft of the school system’s $4.8 billion budget — a plan that would prevent layoffs and bolster the district’s rainy-day fund. The 9-0 vote marked a dramatic change from last …

With little discussion and much resignation, Broward School Board members signed off Thursday night on the first draft of the district’s much diminished budget. ”We are hurting our children,” Chairwoman Maureen Dinnen said before the 5-0 vote. ”There is no …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Broward School Board votes to rehire teachers More than 100 Broward educators who lost their jobs in June were officially rehired into different teaching positions Tuesday at a Broward …