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Weston teacher snoozes, loses 2 days of pay
This time, it wasn't students dropping off to sleep in class, it was the teacher. And Tuesday, he was subjected to a rude awakening by the Broward County School Board: a two-day suspension. Students at Cypress Bay High School in Weston filed into...Tags: Cypress Bay High School , Teaching and Learning, Weston (Broward, Florida)
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Frank Veltri center promotes wheelchair tennis
It's an opportunity for disabled adults and children to learn the game of tennis. The Frank Veltri Tennis Center is hosting free wheelchair tennis sessions twice each month in the city of Plantation. The wheelchair tennis events will take place from 7...Tags: Tennis, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Plantation
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Creek now looking for part time officers to fill SRO spots
This school year is almost over, but in the fall, Coconut Creek elementary schools will most likely have new School Resource Officers (SROs). Coconut Creek is moving forward with the hiring of three previously retired officers. The city will be testing...Tags: Coconut Creek, Tradewinds Elementary School, Broward County, Coconut Creek Elementary School, Winston Park Elementary School
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Let zero grade mean '0'
I am writing in reference to the article about the Broward County School Board making 50 percent the new "F." I am a middle school elective teacher, and I watch as some of my students do not participate in any activities in class. If these students do no...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Broward County, Students, Education
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Broward Center makes the case
Timing is everything and in the push to fund needed improvements at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, the request for dollars comes full circle Tuesday — to the Broward County School Board, where it was expected to begin two years ago...Tags: Politics, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning, Arts
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Davie voters approve charter changes, vote no on paying for school resource officers
Residents said they don't want to increase taxes to place a school resource officer in all of the town's schools, according to election results announced Tuesday. The non-binding straw ballot question on school resource officers was the last question...Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Elections, Voting, Broward County
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Auditors: Runcie's contract offers too much severance pay
Superintendent Robert Runcie's contract promises him a year's worth of severance if the Broward County School Board fires him without cause — seven months more the state says he's allowed. Runcie received a three year, $275,000-per year contract in...
Tags: Lawyers, Public Officials, Justice System, Art Johnson, Career and Workplace
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Showdown set: Broward ethics code vs. Wilton Manors
A date for the showdown between Wilton Manors and the Broward County Office of Inspector General has been set. The IG's office has issued a handbook for local pols, and in it, Inspector General John Scott (and his ethics counsel Carol "Jodie" Breece),...Tags: Politics, Public Officials, Ethics, Religion and Belief, Values
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Lauren Book's abuse hotline back on county agenda
The sex abuse hotline Lauren's Kids -- named for its founder, the daughter of superlobbyist Ron Book -- is back on the county agenda tomorrow. Lauren Book has become known for her tragic childhood experience -- being sexually abused by her female...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Child Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes, Broward County
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Two candidates in the running for Miramar Seat 2
— A longtime public administrator will challenge the incumbent for Seat 2 on the commission. Troy Samuels, who currently holds the seat, is running for a third time. He was first elected to the commission in 2005. Yvette Colbourne, a 20-year...
Tags: Politics, Alcee Hastings, Miami-Dade County, Nova Southeastern University, Miramar
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Trip down memory lane: From Connie Mack to Ellyn Bogdanoff
++++++++++++++++++++ || || || || ++++++++++++++++++++ Occasionally I give you an oldie but goodie from our archives. This time, while researching U.S. Senate candidate Connie Mack for tonight's debate, I ran across this gem about the start of...Tags: Parties and Movements, Connie Mack IV, Dania Beach, U.S. Senate, Ellyn Bogdanoff
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2nd annual Sun Sentinel Blue Ribbon Thanksgiving Bake-Off
More than 300 stepped up to the plate, entering their desserts to the 2nd annual Sun Sentinel Blue Ribbon Thanksgiving Bake-Off, sponsored by Publix. But, only six were chosen as finalists. And, it was Towana Bonaparte that won. Bonaparte’s...
Tags: Pies and Tarts, Cranberries, Pecan Pie, Holidays, Thanksgiving
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