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Broward schools will hold graduations in the same venues as last year
Broward schools will hold graduations in the same venues as last year
The new graduation schedule, with most ceremonies at external venues, replaces one released earlier this year that placed most ceremonies at high school gymnasiums.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Broward schools will hold graduations in the same venues as last year
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Broward schools back down on plan to hold graduations in gymnasiums www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/23/b...
Broward schools back down on plan to hold graduations in gymnasiums
Superintendent Howard Hepburn said funding has been secured to ensure that each school will host its commencement ceremony in the same or similar venue as 2025.
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January 24, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Broward schools back down on plan to hold graduations in gymnasiums www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/23/b...
Broward schools receive surprise $5.5 million withholding from tax collector www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/24/b...
Broward schools receive surprise $5.5 million withholding from tax collector
The tax collector withheld $5.5 million that the Broward School District was expecting to receive from a voter-approved referendum, creating another financial setback for the district.
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January 24, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Broward schools receive surprise $5.5 million withholding from tax collector www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/24/b...
Broward schools receive surprise $5.5 million withholding from tax collector
Broward schools receive surprise $5.5 million withholding from tax collector
The county’s tax collector withheld $5.5 million that the Broward School District was expecting to receive from a voter-approved referendum, creating another financial setback for the cash-st…
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January 24, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Broward schools receive surprise $5.5 million withholding from tax collector
Broward schools back down on plan to hold graduations in gymnasiums.
Broward schools back down on plan to hold graduations in gymnasiums
Superintendent Howard Hepburn said funding has been secured to ensure that each school will host its commencement ceremony in the same or similar venue as 2025.
www.sun-sentinel.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Broward schools back down on plan to hold graduations in gymnasiums.
Gymnasium graduation plan prompts heated Broward School Board debate
Gymnasium graduation plan prompts heated Broward School Board debate
Broward School Board members spent about four hours on graduation venues and still remained split on what to do.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Gymnasium graduation plan prompts heated Broward School Board debate
Broward School Board to address graduation venue backlash Wednesday www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/21/b...
Broward School Board to address graduation venue backlash Wednesday
School Board members say they’ve gotten many emails and phone calls since the district announced plans to hold most ceremonies in high school gymnasiums instead of outside venues.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Broward School Board to address graduation venue backlash Wednesday www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/21/b...
Broward schools plan to cut costs by moving some high school graduation ceremonies from performing arts centers and a university arena to school gymnasiums, sparking a backlash among some students and parents.
www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/17/b...
www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/17/b...
Broward moves some high school graduations to gymnasiums, sparking backlash
The plans to hold most graduations on high school campuses is expected to save about $500,000, but some parents and students say it’s the wrong place to cut.
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January 17, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Broward schools plan to cut costs by moving some high school graduation ceremonies from performing arts centers and a university arena to school gymnasiums, sparking a backlash among some students and parents.
www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/17/b...
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DeSantis declares Broward School District 'disaster,' and says placing it in receivership might be needed
DeSantis declares Broward School District ‘disaster,’ and says placing it in receivership might be needed
Gov. Ron DeSantis excoriated the Broward School District for a “laundry list of failures” and suggested it’s been so impervious to reform that placing it in receivership might be an option.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:49 PM
DeSantis declares Broward School District 'disaster,' and says placing it in receivership might be needed
Broward schools to investigate administrators related to botched construction oversight effort www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/08/b...
Broward schools to investigate administrators related to botched construction oversight effort
Two Broward schools administrators face personnel investigations after an audit revealed failures in the district’s attempt to hire a company to oversee construction, the superintendent said.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Broward schools to investigate administrators related to botched construction oversight effort www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/08/b...
Referendum bonuses to end for highest-paid Broward school staff www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/06/r...
Referendum bonuses to end for highest-paid Broward school staff
The School Board also agreed to ask the district’s chief auditor to investigate why the most senior employees were added to the pool of employees who received referendum dollars.
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January 6, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Referendum bonuses to end for highest-paid Broward school staff www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/06/r...
Referendum bonuses to end for highest-paid Broward school staff www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/06/r...
Referendum bonuses to end for highest-paid Broward school staff
The School Board also agreed to ask the district’s chief auditor to investigate why the most senior employees were added to the pool of employees who received referendum dollars.
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January 6, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Referendum bonuses to end for highest-paid Broward school staff www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/01/06/r...
Lori Alhadeff says she won’t seek reelection on Broward School Board
Lori Alhadeff says she won’t seek reelection on Broward School Board
Lori Alhadeff is endorsing longtime educator and fellow Parkland resident Sharry Kimmel to replace her for the District 4 seat, which includes northwest Broward.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Lori Alhadeff says she won’t seek reelection on Broward School Board
A voter-approved tax increase that was pitched as a way to help teachers afford to live in Broward County was expanded to provide supplements of more than $10,000 to some of the highest-paid employees in the Broward school district.
Higher-paid Broward school staff got referendum payments. It shouldn’t have happened, board members say.
A spokesman said the School Board approved supplements to stay competitive with other districts. But some School Board members said they don’t remember approving them for some of the highest-…
www.sun-sentinel.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
A voter-approved tax increase that was pitched as a way to help teachers afford to live in Broward County was expanded to provide supplements of more than $10,000 to some of the highest-paid employees in the Broward school district.
Broward schools operations chief Wanda Paul to resign following construction, office rental debacles.
Broward schools operations chief to resign following construction, office rental debacles
Wanda Paul submitted her resignation letter Sunday evening, the same day School Board member Adam Cervera called for her to step down and amidst two significant controversies.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Broward schools operations chief Wanda Paul to resign following construction, office rental debacles.
A breach of trust imperils Broward schools | Editorial www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/26/a...
A breach of trust imperils Broward schools | Editorial
Two more embarrassing high-level controversies in Broward County Public Schools underscore the need for major changes in the weeks ahead, the Editorial Board finds.
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December 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
A breach of trust imperils Broward schools | Editorial www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/26/a...
Reposted by Scott Travis
BIG NEWS: The SunSentinel Guild voted unanimously to ratify a historic contract.
The two-year contract will provide two years of raises, a $1,500 bonus and job protections from artificial intelligence, among other benefits. @newsguild.org @cwaunion.bsky.social
The two-year contract will provide two years of raises, a $1,500 bonus and job protections from artificial intelligence, among other benefits. @newsguild.org @cwaunion.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 1:42 AM
BIG NEWS: The SunSentinel Guild voted unanimously to ratify a historic contract.
The two-year contract will provide two years of raises, a $1,500 bonus and job protections from artificial intelligence, among other benefits. @newsguild.org @cwaunion.bsky.social
The two-year contract will provide two years of raises, a $1,500 bonus and job protections from artificial intelligence, among other benefits. @newsguild.org @cwaunion.bsky.social
The Broward schools superintendent has declared an emergency for the district’s troubled construction program, writing in a memo that a potential lapse in management could create a risk of school closures and possibly even “injury or death.”
Broward schools chief: ‘Emergency’ now exists for troubled construction program
Superintendent Howard Hepburn wrote in a memo on Thursday that a potential lapse in construction management could create a risk of school closures and possibly even “injury or death.”
www.sun-sentinel.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The Broward schools superintendent has declared an emergency for the district’s troubled construction program, writing in a memo that a potential lapse in management could create a risk of school closures and possibly even “injury or death.”
'A five-alarm fire': Broward schools to take emergency action on construction
‘A five-alarm fire’: Broward schools to take emergency action on construction
Broward School Board members said district staff defied the direction of the School Board and placed the district’s construction program in jeopardy.
www.sun-sentinel.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
'A five-alarm fire': Broward schools to take emergency action on construction
Gov. Ron DeSantis is a big fan of Success Academy. He isn’t thrilled that competitor Mater Academy (owned by Academica) has made requests to open Schools of Hope all over, including at high-performing schools in affluent areas. He said it won’t happen.
DeSantis says Schools of Hope will be limited to ‘toughest areas’ of Florida
Charter schools known as “Schools of Hope” won’t be taking over high-performing schools, but will instead be limited to the “toughest areas” in the state, Gov. Ron DeS…
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December 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Gov. Ron DeSantis is a big fan of Success Academy. He isn’t thrilled that competitor Mater Academy (owned by Academica) has made requests to open Schools of Hope all over, including at high-performing schools in affluent areas. He said it won’t happen.
Broward schools’ $2.6 million office rental contract plagued by missteps
Broward schools’ $2.6 million office rental contract plagued by missteps
Superintendent Howard Hepburn sent School Board members a three-page after-action review about the Handy building leasing and updated it following questions from the Sun Sentinel.
www.sun-sentinel.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Broward schools’ $2.6 million office rental contract plagued by missteps
Broward schools reversed course on a controversial school schedule change. The proposed $35 million cost-cutting measure ended the same way it began a few weeks ago —behind closed doors.
Broward schools reverse course on controversial schedule change
The proposal would have ended traditional block scheduling and personalization periods, or study halls, in secondary schools and limited the ability of teachers to make extra money by teaching clas…
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November 19, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Broward schools reversed course on a controversial school schedule change. The proposed $35 million cost-cutting measure ended the same way it began a few weeks ago —behind closed doors.
A roof collapse at Rickards Middle School became a symbol of the many problems with construction in Broward schools, and a project to rebuild the school has done little to restore confidence.
Rebuild of Rickards Middle School, site of roof collapse, delayed by structural issues
The Rickards gymnasium, one of two large buildings planned for the campus, has received a red tag, or an order requiring any work to stop, due to inspection issues.
www.sun-sentinel.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A roof collapse at Rickards Middle School became a symbol of the many problems with construction in Broward schools, and a project to rebuild the school has done little to restore confidence.
Charter school operators seek to share 46 Palm Beach County campuses. Some schools got multiple requests.
Charter school operators seek to share 46 Palm Beach County campuses
The Palm Beach County School District received requests from three charter school providers expressing their intent to open “Schools of Hope” in 2027.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Charter school operators seek to share 46 Palm Beach County campuses. Some schools got multiple requests.