Members of the Chicago Fire and Police departments work to rescue a Fire Department diver who was killed while attempting to rescue a person who fell from a boat into the Chicago River near Canalport Riverwalk Park in Chicago on May 28, 2018. (Armando L. Sanchez, E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune) ... Read More
BCPS Third Grade Students Show Steady Increases on the FSA for English Language Arts
Friday, May 25, 2018Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) third grade students continue to show steady improvement on the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) for English Language Arts. ... Read More
Students to Showcase STEM Skills at Computer Science Fair
Friday, May 18, 2018More than 100 students from 15 schools (elementary, middle and high) will showcase their work including apps, webpages, Scratch and Play Lab projects, robotics and physical computing at the Computer Science Fair. ... Read More
God Hates Gun Violence
We American Christians have a biblical call to reduce firearm deaths in our land. Violence enters the human story from nearly the beginning: “While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him” (Gen. 4:8). The Genesis narrative notes that violence soon becomes endemic. In a mere two chapters, we read, “Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence” (Gen. 6:11). And “God said to Noah, ‘I am going to put an... Read More
School Board Approves Resolution Calling for Referendum on Levy of Ad-Valorem Taxes to Support Essential Operating Expenses
Tuesday. May 8, 2018Today, May 8, 2018, the School Board of Broward County, Florida, approved School Board Resolution 18-107, calling for a levy of ad-valorem taxes for essential operating expenses. ... Read More
BCPS Earns Gold Award as a Florida Healthy School District The Gold Award is the Highest Achievement Level for School Districts
Wednesday, May 16, 2018Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is proud to be recognized as a Florida Healthy School District, earning the highest achievement level of Gold. ... Read More
BCPS High Schools Among the Nation’s Best, as Ranked by U.S. News & World Report
Wednesday, May 16, 2018Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is home to 16 of the nation’s best high schools, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best High Schools national rankings. The rankings evaluate more than 20,500 public high schools nationwide to identify schools that best serve all of their students. U.S. ... Read More
6th Annual Autism in Flight at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport BCPS Students with Autism Practice the Travel Experience – Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 Thanks to a partnership with JetBlue Airways, Broward County Board of County Commissioners, Broward County Aviation Department, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) the Broward Sheriff’s Office and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, more than 160 Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) students with autism spectrum disorder have participated in the annual Autism in Flight event. ... Read More
BCPS Presents 2018 Community Involvement Awards – “Catch the Spirit”
Thursday, May 9, 20182018 Community Involvement Awards – “Catch the Spirit,” honoring BCPS outstanding volunteers, mentors, family engagement initiatives and partnerships. ... Read More
Seven Broward County Public Schools Students Named National Merit $2,500 Scholar Winners
Wednesday, May 9, 2018Today (May 9, 2018), the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced this year’s National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners in the 63rd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Seven Broward County Public Schools high school seniors from Cypress Bay High School, Fort Lauderdale High School and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 outstanding finalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. ... Read More