Category: Property Tax and Education News

  U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will address educators from Washington, D.C. in a nationwide Webcast on August 7, 2012. “Conversation with the Chairman:  A Teacher Town Hall Meeting” will be streamed live starting at 2:30 p.m. EDT.  …

  U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke discusses Early Childhood Education on July 24, 2012 via pre-recorded video at the Children’s Defense Fund National Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio:     To view the complete report, click here.   Chairman …

The following news release was issued by Broward County Public Schools on July 23,2012:   Broward School District First in Nation to be Certified by National Wildlife Federation   FORT LAUDERDALE — Representatives from the National Wildlife Federation will honor …

The following news release was issued by Broward County Public Schools on July 18, 2012:   School Board Redistricting Steering Committee to Host Final Public Hearing (District 7) on Map Alternatives The Broward County School Board Redistricting Steering Committee is …

The Florida Department of Education announced today, June 7, 2012 that Florida ranks third in the nation for the largest increases in graduation rate during the past decade, rising from 52.5 percent in 1999 to 70.4 percent in 2009 (an …

  The School Board of Broward County issued the following news release on April 19, 2012:     Superintendent Runcie Announces Strategy To Address Class Size Compliance   In an effort to meet the State’s class size mandate, Broward County …

  The following news release was issued by the School Board of Broward County on April 16, 2012:   School Board Redistricting Steering Committee Schedules District Public Hearings A Series of Seven Public Hearings Will be Held The School Board …

The School Board of Broward County issued the following news release on February 13, 2012:   Broward County Public Schools to Name Top Teacher, Principal, Assistant Principal and School-Related Employee at Combined Recognition Event The District’s new “Caliber Award” will …

Broward County Public Schools issued the following news release on January 19, 2012 regarding the selection of Miramar High School Teacher Alvin A. Davis as a finalist for the “2012 National Teacher of the Year” award:   2012 National Teacher …

  The Florida Department of Education (“DOE”) will hold a Rule Development Workshop on January 6, 2012 in Coconut Creek to collect input on possible revisions to State Board of Education Rule 6A-1.09981 to be implemented beginning in the 2011-12 …