Scott Travis
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A week after the Biden administration awarded Broward Schools $421,000 for defying a state ban on mask mandates, Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran has threatened to take that money away.
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Seven years after approving an $800 million school renovation program, mold remains a major problem, inspection reports show, even in schools where work has been completed. Many others are still waiting for promised repairs, with only about two dozen of 200 major projects complete.
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Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran has issued a letter threatening to withhold money from the Broward School Board if they don’t reverse their decision to require all students to wear masks.
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The board voted 8-1, with Lori Alhadeff dissenting, to defy Gov. Ron DeSantis and directives from two state agencies. The board also agreed to pursue legal action challenging state rules that allow parents to ignore mask mandates for their children.
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Vickie Cartwright plans to take over as Broward schools superintendent Aug. 2 with an expected salary of $275,000.
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Vickie Cartwright, a longtime Orange County administrator and recent superintendent in Wisconsin, was selected Thursday as the interim superintendent for Broward schools.
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His contract requires three months’ notice, so he said his last day will be Oct. 11. Fennoy has been in the role for three years.
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Computer hackers are demanding as much as $40 million in ransom to prevent leaking personal information about students in Broward County Public Schools.
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Anna Fusco, president of Broward Teachers Union, accuses General Counsel Barbara Myrick of authorizing employees to research Facebook pages in an effort to try to catch teachers who are on remote assignment acting irresponsibly.
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The Broward School District has scoured Facebook pages of teachers working remotely to catch them partying, traveling and failing to wear masks at a time the educators say COVID-19 makes it too risky for them to return to campus.
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The changes come as the district tries to comply with a new state order requiring that schools bring more struggling students back to campus. But many parents have complained that the on-campus experience has been subpar, mirroring the same e-learning kids can get at home.
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Broward County Public Schools are reporting more positive cases of COVID-19 since students returned to school campuses. And the numbers are expected to grow.