The Broward School District bungled its latest effort to find outside managers to take over its troubled construction program, an audit has found, raising questions about how the district will ensure more than 100 school projects don’t face further delays. Superintendent Howard Hepburn plans to ask the School Board to vote Tuesday to reject all bids received from companies vying to oversee the district’s construction projects, following the report drafted by Chief Auditor John Rhodes,... Read More
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Third Broward high school basketball coach accused of fraud, theft from gym rentals
A third Broward County high school basketball coach was arrested Friday after he was of accused of improperly renting out school gyms and profiting nearly $3,000 from it. Coral Springs High School girls’ assistant basketball coach Donald Calloway, 49, faces charges of organized scheme to defraud $10,000 or more and grand theft in excess of $10,000 but less than $20,000, according to a probable cause affidavit. Two other coaches were arrested on similar charges Wednesday: Henry Lewis... Read More
DeSantis says Schools of Hope will be limited to ‘toughest areas’ of Florida
Charter schools known as “Schools of Hope” will not be taking over high-performing schools across Florida but will instead be limited to the “toughest areas” in the state, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday. DeSantis’ comments were made at a news conference in Orlando about his proposed budget. He was responding to a reporter’s question about whether the state planned to provide more resources to school districts that may now be required by state law to share space rent-free with... Read More
McCann Named D2CIDA National Player of the Week
Story Links FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern’s Bridie McCann was named WBCA D2CIDA National Player of the Week on Tuesday afternoon. The junior earned this honor on the heels of being named SSC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday by the league office. McCann is coming off a stellar week, having dropped a career-high 29 points, six rebounds and four assists in the Sharks’ 65-57 victory over ninth-ranked Embry-Riddle on Saturday. Prior to that,... Read More
Sharks Basketball Players Among SSC Weekly Honorees
Story Links ORLANDO, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern University men’s and women’s basketball programs were well-represented on Monday, as the SSC League Office named two Sharks as Players of the Week. Ross Reeves and Bridie McCann were named the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Players of the Week, respectively. Reeves averaged 30.5 points per game as Nova Southeastern earned conference victories over Barry and Embry-Riddle. The Orem, Utah product started the week... Read More
Former head of Boca Raton nursing school found guilty in fake diploma scheme
After a three-day trial this week, a federal jury found a Broward County woman guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud in connection with her role in a scheme that sold thousands of fraudulent nursing diplomas to people across the U.S. Stephanie Dorisca, 57, was the director of nursing at Techni-Pro Institute LLC in Boca Raton, which offered a practical nursing program and an associate of science in nursing, according to a superseding indictment filed in federal court in... Read More
Oklahoma university instructor on leave after student complains her gender essay failed for citing Bible
By SAFIYAH RIDDLE An instructor at the University of Oklahoma has been placed on leave after a student complained that she received a failing grade on a paper that cited the Bible to assert that the “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” Samantha Fulnecky, 20, filed a complaint with the administration, the latest flashpoint in the ongoing debate over academic freedom on college campuses amid President Donald Trump’s push to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and... Read More
Students can take advantage of ‘condensed learning’ at South Florida colleges
A major shift in learning is underway at some of South Florida’s universities. Schools such as Nova Southeastern University in Davie and St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens are heralding condensed learning, offering, for example, eight-week instead of the traditional 16-week courses. Some students appreciate the change, while others find it challenging to manage their time. Kaylyn Lee, an NSU sophomore with a double major in psychology and criminal justice, is taking the online half-term... Read More
Broward schools reverse course on controversial schedule change
A controversial plan to make major changes to Broward middle and high school student schedules was quashed by the School Board on Tuesday. The proposed $35 million cost-cutting measure ended the same way it began a few weeks ago —behind closed doors. The proposal would have ended traditional block scheduling as well as personalization periods, or study halls, in secondary schools. It also would have limited the ability of teachers to make extra money by teaching classes beyond... Read More
Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California
By SUDHIN THANAWALA The Trump administration cannot immediately cut federal funding to the University of California or issue fines against the school system over claims it allows antisemitism and other forms of discrimination, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin in San Francisco granted a preliminary injunction sought by labor unions and other groups representing UC faculty, students and employees. Messages sent to the White House and the U.S. Department of Justice... Read More