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School District may end transfers from underperforming schools
Palm Beach County School District officials have a major decision to make this summer: Should they continue to allow students to follow a federal law to opt out of underperforming schools to attend others? "That is going to be a hard choice to make,"... -
School district stops paying half million dollars in stormwater fees
The Palm Beach County School District has stopped paying about $550,000 in annual fees to five cities to handle stormwater runoff from its school campuses. "We cannot in good conscience continue to pay charges for which the school district has no legal...Tags: Apples, Boynton Beach, Broward County, Key West, Gainesville
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School district stops paying half million dollars in stormwater fees, cites Key West court ruling
The Palm Beach PostThe Palm Beach County School District has stopped paying about $550,000 in annual fees to five cities to handle stormwater runoff from its school campuses. "We cannot in good conscience continue to pay charges for which the school district has no...Tags: Boynton Beach, Key West, Jupiter, Riviera Beach
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Bus costs could rise for Palm Beach County charter schools
The Palm Beach County School District could save between $250,000 and $350,000 with a plan to make charter schools pay more money to use district buses and other transportation services, administrators say. There will be no changes for the upcoming...Tags: Boynton Beach, Teaching and Learning, Students, Riviera Beach
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South Florida Fairgrounds: A great place for graduation
I was skeptical when I learned my daughter's high school graduation was going to be at the South Florida Fairgrounds. I pictured the South Florida Fair and its rides, crowds and live animals. But I saw how wrong I was after attending her graduation...
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Palm Beach County teachers rally for raises
PALM SPRINGS — This time, it was a sea of yellow shirts and a call for raises, not red shirts and calls to oust a superintendent, that filled the board room at Palm Beach County School District headquarters. Hundreds of saffron-shirted teachers...Tags: Unions, Art Johnson, Teaching and Learning, Mike Burke, Jr., Teachers
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Justice Department looking into suspension practices at Palm Beach County Schools
A complaint about how the Palm Beach County School District is handling suspensions for students who struggle to speak English brought the U.S. Department of Justice to eight schools for a rare visit last week. Zoe Savitsky, a trial attorney with the...Tags: Jupiter, Boca Raton, U.S. Department of Justice, Justice System, Lake Worth
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County's 'virtual' school seeks students
These are the days of "anywhere, anytime learning" and the Palm Beach County School District invites families to consider "virtual" education. From kindergarten through 12th grade, students can get computer-based, full-time instruction without ever...Tags: Riviera Beach
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Unloaded handgun taken from student at Greenacres elementary school
The Palm Beach PostA Diamond View Elementary School student brought an unloaded handgun to school this morning, a Palm Beach County School District spokesman said today. School staff and school police confiscated the weapon, spokesman Nat Harrington said in an email. Read...Tags: Greenacres
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Character Counts! student honorees
The Character Counts! program honors students who best exemplify the Palm Beach County School District's six character pillars: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, caring, fairness and citizenship. Below is a list of student honorees for this school...Tags: Greenacres, Palm Springs (Palm Beach, Florida), Lantana
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Superintendent: Let's make character, ethics count
The School District of Palm Beach County recognizes that many of our students exemplify lives of character and consistently behave within ethical parameters. They clearly demonstrate one or more of the Character Counts! Six Pillars of Character recognized...Tags: Palm Beach Atlantic University, Business, Teaching and Learning, Ethics, Values
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Eighth student arrested, one more expected
An eighth student was arrested Friday and another arrest is expected Saturday following a three-month drug investigation at Palm Beach Central High School, according to the Palm Beach County School District Police. Seven students were arrested Thursday....
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Teaching and Learning, Students, Police Arrests
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