Saturday, December 9, 2017 On Saturday, December 9, 2017, thousands of students from across Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) will come together for the 5th Annual Above the Influence March – at the City of Miramar Memorial Park and Amphitheater. The annual march helps bolster students’ confidence in standing up to negative pressures and influences, including drugs and alcohol, bullying and fighting, discrimination, or other destructive behaviors and attitudes. In focusing on the... Read More
BCPS and BTU Hold Joint News Conference Announcing Tentative Agreements
Tuesday, December 05, 2017 Joint News Conference ... Read More
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Hosts Sixth Annual Special Olympics Event
Monday, December 04, 2017More than 400 Special Olympics athletes from 17 schools and 300 volunteers will enjoy performances from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School drum line, color presentation by JROTC accompanied by the national anthem, cheerleaders and torch run. ... Read More
BCPS and Broward Teachers Union Announce Three Tentative Contract Agreements
Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) and Broward Teachers Union (BTU) are excited to announce tentative contract agreements for three employee groups represented by the BTU. ... Read More
Immigrant Students Share Legislative Proposals at Close Up – Broward Youth Policy Summit Expo
Thursday, December 07, 2017On Friday, December 8, 2017, 300 Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) immigrant students will share proposals for legislative policies and ideas on how to improve their communities at this year’s Close Up – Broward Youth Policy Summit Expo. ... Read More
BCPS Students Start the 2018/19 School Year on Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Wednesday, December 06, 2017Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) students will start the 2018/19 school year on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. ... Read More
Donald Trump’s biggest flaw: He’s not that bright
The late William T. Kelley, who taught Trump at the University of Pennsylvania, said, “Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn student I ever had.” Tony Schwartz, the ghostwriter of “The Art of the Deal,” says Trump had “a stunning level of superficial knowledge and plain ignorance.” ... Read More
A Playboy’s guide to Hugh Hefner’s Chicago
All it took was the purchase of a Marilyn Monroe photo from a suburban Chicago calendar company. That’s the spark Playboy creator Hugh Hefner needed to complete his vision for a gentleman’s publication, which he hoped would have mass appeal — not just for its provocative photos — but also its witty, thought-provoking articles. Hefner died at the age of 91 in 2017. Hefner’s childhood home 1922 N. New England Ave., Chicago As a boy, Hefner published a typewritten... Read More
Column: If Stephen Hawking is right about Earth’s end, keep an eye on the deer
Stephen Hawking, the famed theoretical physicist, predicts that humankind has about 100 years to find a new planet. A promotion for a BBC documentary he appears in notes: “With climate change, overdue asteroid strikes, epidemics and population growth, our own planet is increasingly precarious.” ... Read More
These girls were abused and abandoned. In a dangerous city, they have found peace
Aylin is mad at her mother. Not that this is an anomaly in mother-daughter relationships. Teenage girls often bristle at the women who brought them into the world. But with … Click to Continue » ... Read More