January 14, 2014
20,000 expected at WalkAbout fundraiser for autism
It
started out small as a fun day for youths with autism in South Florida
to share with one another, their families and friends. About 1,500
people attended. But this Jan. 25, more than 20,000 people are expected
at the Fourth Annual Dan Marino Foundation WalkAbout Autism & Expo at Sun Life Stadium, raising perhaps a half-million dollars for the cause.
Panel suggests only minor changes to Common Core
After
listening to14 hours of public testimony and sifting through 19,000
written comments, Florida educators decided Common Core only needed some
tweaks….Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie said the changes
"don't seem to be reducing the standards, but adding and strengthening
them." He cautioned, however, about the impact these shifts could have
on teachers.
January 15, 2014
Weston teenager's razzle-dazzle hockey goal ranks No. 1 on ESPN
The
reigning god of sports videos — at least for now — isn't some
platinum-salaried basketball player or golden-armed quarterback. It's an
unassuming high school kid trying out a goofy move during a hockey game
played in, of all places, South Florida.
Local hockey player gets national attention
A
game-winning goal during a South Florida high school hockey game made
Sportcenter's "Top10", Monday night. Sixteen-year-old Jake Levy made the
goal on a penalty shot for the Cypress Bay youth hockey team. "Once in a
lifetime, I'll never forget that my entire life," Levy said.
Weston Hockey Player’s Sensational Goal Makes ESPN’s No. 1 Play Of The Day
Sharing Locks of Love
Students and faculty at Hallandale Beach's
Gulfstream Middle School recently found a different way to give back.
For the third time, the Gulfstream Student Council chose to give to
Locks of Love, and both students and teachers were involved in the
effort. Locks of Love is a nonprofit that provides hairpieces to
children younger than 21 who have long-term medical hair loss.
Moving away from the misguided zero tolerance policy in schools
Kids
will be kids, and sadly that often means bad judgment in schools.
However, should such non-violent misbehaving require disciplinary action
above school-related punishment? Last week the Obama Administration
issued guidelines basically saying no.
Broward faces $200,000 class size fine, but it could have been worse
The
Broward school district expects to pay a $200,000 penalty for not
meeting class size caps at 21 of its schools, officials said Tuesday.
The state this year allowed districts to calculate class size
requirements for magnet schools based on schoolwide averages instead of
period by period. Without changes, the district would have faced a $1.1
million fine.