Broward School District

Some of the testing overlapped, so part of the goal was to eliminate duplication of district tests assessing skills that the state is already testing.

Dwindling enrollment means a smaller budget for the district. The 11,000 fewer students as the school year opens equates to about $100 million less in funding.

For over two decades, the Overtown Youth Center has served as a needed safe haven for students in the historic neighborhood — providing families with academic, financial, and health services. It's now expanding to south Broward County in partnership with Broward schools.

The families of 52 people killed, injured or traumatized during the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High have reached a $25 million settlement with the Broward School District, the lawyer for the families confirmed Monday.

A judge ruled Gov. Ron DeSantis' ban on school mask mandates "is without legal authority" and can't be enforced. But that's not stopping the State Board of Education from withholding paychecks.

Broward voted in favor of a mask mandate even under threat of losing some board members losing their salaries. A local Paralympian leading the refugee team in the Tokyo games. Plus, a Latina’s guide to the universe.

Broward school board member discusses the possibility of a mask requirement for students, The South Floirda Sun Sentinel analyzes building recerification in Broward and the latest in the investigation into the Haitian president's assassination.

Broward County school leaders announced the district is reversing its mask mandate. Instead the school district said it would comply with the governor's executive order.

Private universities begin to require COVID-19 vaccines. Public school districts are struggling with best practices to protect students and staff as coronavirus cases are on the rise. And Florida ended federal benefits months before they expired — now there’s a lawsuit.

Broward County School Board Chairwoman Rosalind Osgood discusses superintendent Robert Runcie's departure and Miami Herald reporters talk about COVID-19 vaccine disparities in Miami-Dade County.

The school districts of Broward, Palm Beach and Miami Dade counties have announced that they aim to have all students return to classrooms for the next academic year. On the South Florida Roundup, education reporters from the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Palm Beach Post and Miami Herald spoke about districts plans to keep students and faculty safe while the pandemic continues.

Broward schools likely will open Aug. 19 with virtual classes only, barring a dramatic decline in COVID-19 infections, Superintendent Robert Runcie…