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Broward school district starts long-sought repairs and upgrades at neglected Hallandale High
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
While Broward County public schools has begun making long-awaited repairs and upgrading educational equipment at rundown Hallandale High, community activists and the city’s mayor say a lot more has to be done. -
Broward Schools offer teachers one percent raise; ask for millions in concessions to pay for it
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
The Broward County Public school district made its first official salary offer of a 1 percent raise to its teachers at a bargaining session Thursday, but also sought concessions to help pay for the $21 million proposal. -
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Cleared lawyer says regulators who failed to stop Madoff, Stanford sank his watchdog appointment
By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
St. Petersburg securities lawyer Kevin Carreno says he was targeted to prevent his appointment as Florida’s top financial watchdog because he threatened to expose regulators for failing to uncover the multi-billion dollar Ponzi schemes of Bernard Madoff and Allen Stanford. -
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As Gov. Scott calls for billions in cuts, South Florida teachers demand millions more in pay
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
While public employees battle to maintain collective bargaining rights and benefits in many states, including Florida, teachers unions in the state’s two largest school districts want pay increases this year and next. -
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More students heading to charter schools; officials brace for a bigger money drain on public education
By William Gjebre
BrowardBulldog.org
Millions more in state money is going to Miami-Dade and Broward charter schools as enrollment in the private schools increased by more than 7,000 students this school year, siphoning dollars from Florida’s two large public school districts.
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