Palm Beach County School Board

BRIEF: Emotions raw between school board members after contentious meeting over future of Roosevelt program

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Some Palm Beach County School Board members are incensed after they say they were left in the dark by Superintendent Wayne Gent and board vice-chairwoman Debra Robinson about a project to put an all-boys academy at the Roosevelt Full Service Center. A...

BRIEF: School board urged to open all-boys leadership academy at Roosevelt Full-Service Center

2013-05-16 08:54:03

More than a dozen speakers -- including a West Palm Beach commissioner and the leader of the local NAACP chapter -- urged the Palm Beach County School Board on Wednesday to move ahead with plans to open an all-boys middle school choice academy at the...

BRIEF: PB County school board OKs how boundaries are changed when schools overcrowded

2013-05-16 08:54:03

The Palm Beach County School Board on Wednesday unanimously approved changes to its student assignment policy that governs how boundary changes are made when schools are overcrowded. The changes create a warning system for parents when schools start...

BRIEF: Speakers pan school board plan to merger police force with Sheriff's Office

2013-05-16 08:54:03

Nearly two dozen black residents, students and community leaders Wednesday night protested the Palm Beach County School Board's decision to explore a county Sheriff's Office takeover of the school police force, claiming deputies would "criminalize"...

Community rejects change in school policing, moving all-male academy

2013-05-15 16:42:00

Dozens of community members poured into the Palm Beach County School Board meeting Wednesday in opposition to having the Sheriff's Office take over school policing duties.� The School Board agreed to ask the Sheriff's Officer to make a presentation...

BRIEF: School board votes again to seek proposal from sheriff to take over district police department

2013-05-09 00:00:00

For the second time in three years, the Palm Beach County School Board is taking a look at merging its school police force with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. The board, in a surprise move, on Wednesday took an informal vote to ask the sheriff'...

Political fight erupts over national school standards

2013-04-27 14:07:23

The high-caliber schools attracted Kristin Matheny and her family to Weston. Now she may not send her kids to public school when they reach school age. Similar worries are being voiced in Palm Beach County. "A lot of people are very concerned," said...

BRIEF: Doctor, family of North Palm Beach man injured in 2008 school bus crash plead with legislature to sign claims bill

2013-04-27 00:00:00

State lawmakers have the life of a 72-year-old North Palm Beach man in their hands, his doctor told them this week. Carl Abbott desperately needs the $1.9 million the Palm Beach County School Board agreed to pay him when he was run over by a school...

Palm Beach County schools settle with feds on immigrant policies

2013-02-26 16:35:53

Palm Beach County schools have agreed to be more welcoming to immigrant children whose families may not have all the paperwork needed to enroll in school. The district also will take steps to try to ensure students with limited English skills aren't...

Palm Beach County School Board delays selection of Inspector General finalists

2012-05-03 16:12:18

Palm Beach school board backs new anti-testing resolution, agrees there is an “over-reliance” on standardized tests

2012-04-26 04:35:40

Palm Beach County School Board weighs choices for superintendent

2012-01-17 16:12:14

Reported net worth: $4.2 MillionPalm Beach County School Board chairman Monroe Benaim listens to a commissioner during a meeting.

2011-12-27 13:01:42