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NEWS RELEASE: JANUARY 18, 2013

January 18, 2013

Students prepare for inauguration trip
10 Dillard High School students traveling to Washington DC
Ten Dillard High School students are preparing for their trip to Washington, D.C, for Inauguration Day. "Everybody wants to go but nobody's ever willing to work to get there," said Stephanie Davis. "So I feel like we're taking the extra mile to go."

Plan to boost schools unveiled
Broward County Schools officials have unveiled an ambitious plan for the district’s worst-performing schools. The proposals were unveiled to Fort Lauderdale residents Monday night in the first of two meetings with residents.  The schools, all in District 5, each have a 10-year history of low academic achievement.

Palm Beach County schools to spend about $400,000 on school police aides this year; bigger expenses loom next year
The Palm Beach County School District will spend about $400,000 to add about 30 school police aides to increase security at schools, a top administrator said Thursday…. Other districts also are reviewing safety. Broward County schools are looking into adding resource officers, as well as making structural changes to schools that have more than one point of entry. But “that all takes dollars,” Broward Schools Police Chief David Golt said. Golt said he’s been in school safety meetings nonstop since Sandy Hook. “This is really at the forefront,” he said.