Broward County Schools

Broward's new top leader has spent nearly three decades in neighboring Palm Beach County public schools, most recently as a regional superintendent.

The head of one of Florida's largest school districts is out of a job. Broward Schools Superintendent Vickie Cartwright was fired with a 5 to 4 vote by a “reform board” controlled by five appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The South Florida school district has found one more way to fill many vacant positions going into the school year: hiring from the Philippines.

Broward school officials are taking steps to fix a question about a proposed school tax that was inaccurately translated on voter ballots.

Miami-Dade and Broward school district students performed better on this year’s annual statewide exams compared to last year’s, but only slightly more than half of the students earned a passing score of Level 3 or higher in English and math.

A long-awaited report from a grand jury, which has already indicted the former Broward school superintendent and two other administrators, will recommend that Gov. Ron DeSantis remove some school board members, a new court ruling says,

The search for a superintendent of schools in Broward County is down to two. A fiery lawsuit against the Miami Dolphins and the entire NFL alleging bribery and racism, plus peacocks: Love them or hate them, they may lose some of the protections they enjoy.

About 50-thousand Broward County public school students and school employees are being told that their personal data may have been breached during a ransomware attack months ago.

The Broward County School Board voted Tuesday to make masks optional for high school students. It comes after the board said it would reconsider its mask mandate once the county met two thresholds: a 66 percent COVID-19 vaccination rate and a three percent or lower positivity rate for 10 consecutive days.

The U.S. Department of Education is sending more than $420,000 to the Broward County School Board, to make up for the school board salaries the state has withheld after the board defied the state's policy allowing parental opt-outs for masks in schools.

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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