Category: Education

By JULIE WATSON, Associated Press The University of California, Los Angeles, reached a $6 million settlement with three Jewish students and a Jewish professor whose suit against the university argued it violated their civil rights by allowing pro-Palestinian protesters in 2024 to block their access to classes and other areas on campus. The settlement comes nearly a year after a preliminary injunction was issued, marking the first time a U.S. judge had ruled against a university over their... Read More

By COLLIN BINKLEY, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pressing for a deal with Harvard University that would require the Ivy League school to pay far more than the $200 million fine agreed to by Columbia University to resolve multiple federal investigations, according to two people familiar with the matter. Harvard would be expected to pay hundreds of millions of dollars as part of any settlement to end investigations into antisemitism at its campus, said the... Read More

By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s milestone settlement with Columbia promises to bring stability to a university in crisis. It also delivers a crucial win to President Donald Trump in his campaign to reshape higher education. And at colleges around the country, the deal clarifies the stakes for anyone weighing whether to fight the administration’s demands or concede. Columbia agreed Wednesday to pay more than $220 million to the federal... Read More

Broward high school students may get to use their cellphones during lunch during the upcoming school year, as the Broward School Board considers relaxing a policy that bans the devices all day. Right now, all Broward students are prohibited from using their cellphones from the morning bell until dismissal, under a policy the School Board passed last year in hopes of improving mental health and academics among students. This year, the state Legislature passed a law that makes the ban... Read More

Sorry, kids (and parents), but it’s almost time to head back into the classroom. With school set to start Monday, Aug. 11, in both Broward and Palm Beach counties, now’s the perfect time to plan for the year ahead. (That supply list isn’t going to check itself off!) To help out, South Florida cities and organizations are offering plenty of opportunities for families to pick up free supplies. There also are ways for the community to give back through monetary donations or by... Read More

In a long-awaited election, Broward teachers have voted overwhelmingly to keep their union, officials said Monday. The Broward Teachers Union is now the latest teachers’ group in Florida to win recertification after a 2023 state law left it more challenging for public-employee unions to keep operating. About 6,228 teachers voted to keep the Broward Teachers Union and 128 voted against the group, Anna Fusco, the union president, said Monday. “They want the Broward Teachers Union to be... Read More

The wife and daughter of William G. Hardin III, dean of the College of Business at Florida International University, are among the dozens of presumed dead after catastrophic flooding swept through Central Texas in the predawn hours of July 4. According to multiple sources, including a letter from the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida and a statement from The Webb School, a private college preparatory school in Tennessee, the Hardin family’s home in Hunt, Texas, was... Read More

The Broward Teachers Union is facing a long-awaited vote to determine whether the group can still exist. The vote for recertification comes two years after a state law left it more challenging for public-employee unions to keep operating. The union president says she feels confident the group will see an election win. The Broward union’s ballots, which were mailed to all teachers, will be counted Monday. A majority must vote in favor of the union in order for the group to continue. “I... Read More

A Trump administration budget freeze could mean millions of dollars lost for school districts and other educational institutions across Florida that offer after-school and summer programs, including in South Florida. Until now, the Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County operated federally funded programs, such as those that fell under the purview of the organization’s 21st Century Community Learning Center. That money had allowed the Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County to... Read More