January 9, 2009
Broward County schools: What you need to know
Meet the Broward County School Board members
Source: The School Board of Broward County
Can you tackle these FCAT writing questions?
Can you answer the grammar questions that were posed to Florida's students during the FCAT? Several of the sample questions below were altered slightly to fit into an online format.
2008 guide to laptops
Pick from the top back-to-school laptops.
Student's corner
Derek Choi, 11, who contributed these questions, is a middle-schooler at the Science and Arts Academy in Des Plaines. He placed second in this yearÂs Illinois Geography Bee. His hobbies: geography, current events, political satire and political thrillers. He also sings in a school chorus.
Brainy celebs
They're famous. They're beautiful. And yes, they're really smart, too.
Celebrity yearbook
Can you guess the famous faces from their high school yearbook picture?
Best high school movies
With school just around the corner, we mined the best high school movies ever for lessons for today's students. Study up!
Text message shortcuts trip up students
There are three letters that make Jeff Littwin cringe when he grades papers.
75% of Broward schools earn A's or B's on progress report
Coral Glades High School was largely empty Tuesday, with students and teachers off until August, but that didn't stop the gathered few summer staff from celebrating the school's first A in the state's student progress report.
New high school in Pembroke Pines to offer pre-veterinary program
Teens with a love for animals will be able to finish high school ready to assist at a veterinary clinic or pet grooming salon after completing a new program at West Broward High.
School gains and setbacks
School gains and a few setbacks
Fourteen Broward County schools jumped two letter grades this year, while seven dropped two letter grades. Three schools are in jeopardy of closing or being overhauled because they have scored at least two F's in the past four years.Soaring food costs forcing changes in your child's school menu
Here's what the soaring cost of food has meant to Broward County's school lunch menu: white bread instead of whole wheat, less-expensive fresh fruits and vegetables, and cutbacks in popular-but-pricey Jamaican meat patties and egg rolls.
Western High principal is county's best
If Scott Fiske had it his way, he'd still be in the classroom - at least to teach one math class a day.
Child ID kits are key to finding kids faster
If the unthinkable happens - your child is abducted - are you prepared to help law enforcement respond as rapidly as possible?
How to save money on school supplies (Printer friendly)
With the slumping economy and budget woes, you may not have much extra cash on hand for school supplies.
Girls' vaccine fights more than cervical cancer, study says
Proponents of inoculating young girls in Florida with the HPV vaccine are finding new ammunition in the latest research showing Gardasil protects against more than just cervical cancer.
Common questions about home schooling answered
Vikki Goedmakers gets all kinds of questions about home schooling. Is there homework? Do you do school in your pajamas? What about social activities?
1 in 4 teenage girls are found to have sex-related disease
More than one in four teenage girls is infected with common sexually transmitted diseases, federal researchers reported Tuesday in a new study that for the first time quantifies a persistent problem.
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Popular stories: Palm Beach County
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Delay the transition?
Barack Obama and the Consumers Union are urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting.
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