Broward schools will hold graduations in the same venues as last year

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 29, 2026. Posted in Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Social.

Broward’s high school graduations in 2026 will look a lot like those in 2025. The school district released an updated list on Wednesday of graduation dates, times and venues for its ceremonies, which will be held from May 28 to June 3. High school gymnasiums will not be used for the vast majority of schools, although Pompano Beach High will continue a yearslong tradition of holding its graduation inside its gym. Most graduation ceremonies will be held at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, Nova Southeastern University’s Don Taft Center and Hard...

Broward schools back down on plan to hold graduations in gymnasiums

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 24, 2026. Posted in Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Local News, News, Social, South Florida Schools.

The Broward School District has agreed to return most graduation ceremonies to rented venues after a plan to move them to three high school gymnasiums generated a firestorm of controversy. Superintendent Howard Hepburn issued a memo to Broward School Board members late Friday announcing the change in plans. The School Board heard from numerous students, parents and elected officials at a Wednesday meeting opposing the use of high school gyms. Related Articles Gymnasium graduation plan prompts heated Broward School Board debate Broward moves some...

Conservative group says Los Angeles school policy hurts white students in federal lawsuit

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 22, 2026. Posted in Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By JAIMIE DING LOS ANGELES (AP) — A conservative group filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Los Angeles schools policy meant to address the harms of segregation, alleging that it discriminates against white students. Related Articles Gymnasium graduation plan prompts heated Broward School Board debate FAU faculty member won’t get job back after Charlie Kirk posts Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges Broward School Board to address...

Kwanzaa community celebration in Fort Lauderdale | PHOTOS

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 28, 2025. Posted in Arts, Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Local News, News, Things To Do.

Celebrants participate in an African dance at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center during “Africa Rising,” a Kwanzaa Community Celebration of Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) on Saturday, December 27, 2025. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel)Celebrants gathered at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center during “Africa Rising,” a Kwanzaa Community Celebration of Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) on Saturday, December 27, 2025. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel)Celebrants gathered at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center...

Former head of Boca Raton nursing school found guilty in fake diploma scheme

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on December 5, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Education, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, Latest Headlines, News, Social.

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 November. Charges against her and 11 others were announced in September, nearly three years after...

Broward schools reverse course on controversial schedule change

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 19, 2025. Posted in Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Local News, News, Social, South Florida Schools.

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 their normal load. The idea was rolled out a few weeks ago during a closed session and first shared with union...

UCLA reaches $6 million settlement with Jewish students and professor over campus protests

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 30, 2025. Posted in Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

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 handling of on-campus demonstrations against Israel’s war in Gaza. UCLA had argued that it had no legal...

US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it expands social media vetting

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 28, 2025. Posted in Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By MATTHEW LEE and ANNIE MA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to study in the U.S. while it prepares to expand the screening of their activity on social media, officials said. A U.S. official said Tuesday the suspension is intended to be temporary and does not apply to applicants who already had scheduled their visa interviews. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an internal administration document. A cable signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and obtained by The...

DeSantis signs school safety bill that adds to changes after Parkland shooting

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 22, 2025. Posted in Education, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Parkland school shooting.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a bill that addresses a series of school-safety issues, including training for school security guards. The House and Senate this spring unanimously passed the bill (SB 1470). It adds to safety changes made since the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that killed 17 people. “Every year, we are incorporating lessons learned and looking for improvements,” Senate bill sponsor Danny Burgess, R-Zephyrhills, said in a prepared statement Wednesday. “Florida families expect us to get this right. We can’t, and we won’t let them...

Active tuberculosis case confirmed in student at Dillard High School

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on April 30, 2025. Posted in Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, Latest Headlines, Local News, News.

An active tuberculosis case has been reported in a student at Dillard High School, the Florida Department of Health confirmed to Broward County Public School officials on Tuesday. The person was “recently on campus,” and health department officials in Broward County began notifying students who could have potentially been exposed, John Sullivan, a spokesperson for Broward County Public Schools, said in a statement Tuesday evening. Students and staff who were impacted were directly contacted. On Wednesday, the health department will offer testing at the Fort Lauderdale school for impacted...

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