March 2 - 4, 2013
Blanche Ely outlasts Orlando Evans to repeat as 7A champ
Shaquille
O’Neal had a courtside seat as Pompano Beach Blanche Ely held off a
late charge Saturday to beat Orlando Evans 58-50 and capture its second
Class 7A state boys’ basketball championship at the Lakeland Center.
Parents upset by school boundary shift
Parents are protesting a proposal to change the boundaries of a Pompano Beach elementary school. The district wants to move 171 students from McNab to two nearby schools — Floranada Elementary in
Fort Lauderdale and Lloyd Estates in Oakland Park. They say the change would help the school meet state-mandated class-size requirements.
When it rains, trouble pours into aging Broward schools
Older schools in Broward County
are caving in to years of deferred maintenance. Ceiling tiles sag and
crumble when it rains. Students and teachers say they're sick from poor
air quality and must trek through puddles to get to their classrooms,
often sitting in hallways for lunch because there's no dry place to eat.
"It's bad, but it's going to get worse," Superintendent Robert Runcie
said. "The longer you put things off … the hole's just going to get
larger."
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/education/fl-broward-deteriorating-schools-20130228,0,2385828.story
Miramar to host meeting on school safety issues
The city is asking Miramar principals, teachers and parents to discuss school safety issues with Broward County
School Superintendent Robert Runcie and School Board member Patti Good.
The discussion will take place at 7 p.m. Monday at the Miramar
Commission Chambers, 2300 Civic Center Place.
The meeting will address Project L.O.V.E., which links police officers,
volunteers and educators to provide safe schools.