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Florida district recommends closing 10 schools. Here's the list

Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Howard Hepburn recommended the closures of 10 district schools as it continues to grapple with the loss of tens of thousands of students and the resulting losses in funding. Broward's website states the district has more than 60,000 empty seats — it claims the district has lost more than 48,000 students over the past 10 years, and about $430 million in revenue . The Broward County School Board previously voted to close and consolidate six schools in January of this year. Final board decisions regarding this year's proposed closures will be made in December, according to a presentation attached to the agenda for the Nov. 4 school board workshop. The list of schools recommended by the superintendent, released after workshop, matches the Attendance Boundary Committee's recommendations : Dolphin Bay Elementary in Miramar, Florida. Students would be transitioned into Glades Middle School in Miramar, with the grades at Glades Middle School extended to serve kindergarten through eighth grade. Silver Lakes Elementary in Miramar, Florida. Students would be transitioned into Glades Middle School in Miramar, with the grades at Glades Middle School extended to serve kindergarten through eighth grade. Sheridan Park Elementary in Hollywood, Florida. Its students

Broward County, FL · 3d

Palm Beach Daily News

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LIVE Palm Beach County high school football: FHSAA playoff scores

It's win or go home in the the Florida high school football playoffs. From the traditional FHSAA playoffs to the Open Division, Florida Invitational Tournament and the SSAA postseason, there's plenty on the line for Palm Beach County high school football teams on Thursday and Friday night this week. Be sure to follow our Instagram page ( @pbphighschool ) for live video updates from Raines-West Boca Raton and Western-Spanish River. .oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } Thursday, Nov. 12 FHSAA: Florida Invitational Tournament Santaluces 34, South Fork 28 Park Vista 35, Goleman 21 FHSAA: Independent Santa Fe Catholic 52, St. John Paul II 20 SSAA Jupiter Christian (9-3) at Florida Christian (10-2), 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 FHSAA: Open Division Raines (10-0) at West Boca Raton (9-1), 6:30 p.m. FHSAA playoffs Benjamin (4-6) at Archbishop Carroll (8-1), 3 p.m. Spanish River (5-4) at Western (7-3), 6:30 p.m. Norland (4-6) at Atlantic (7-3), 6:30 p.m. Palmer Trinity (4-6) at Pahokee (6-4), 6:30 p.m. Oxbridge Academy (9-3) at Saint Stephen's Episcopal (8-4), 7 p.m. Palmetto (8-2) at Jupiter (9-1), 7 p.m. North Miami Beach (7-3) at Glades Central (4-5), 7 p.m. Calvary Christian Academy (9-3) at King's

Palm Beach County, FL · 3d

BOCANEWSNOW

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School Board To Fire Teacher, Bus Driver, Custodian; Suspend Technician

PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A high school ESOL teacher accused of inappropriate comments and interactions with students is one of three Palm Beach County School District employees Superintendent Michael J. Burke wants fired next week. A school bus driver and a custodian are also on the list. A fourth worker, a maintenance technician, faces a 10-day unpaid suspension. We note the Palm Beach County School District is not providing information documenting the schools or facilities where the individuals are assigned. All four cases are on the consent agenda for the School Board’s regular meeting Tuesday, November 17, at 5 p.m. at the Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center in West Palm Beach. Each recommended action would take effect Wednesday, December 2. Each employee can still appeal, either through a union grievance or a hearing before Florida’s Division of Administrative Hearings. In every case, the district says an Office of Professional Standards investigation substantiated the allegations and that “just cause” exists for the discipline. ESOL Teacher Yosmani Lamorena Arencibia, identified in district records as a High School ESOL Teacher, became the subject of an investigation on or about August 18, 2026. The single allegation: “Inappropriate

Palm Beach County, FL · 3d

The Palm Beach Post

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Jupiter football no match for Palmetto in FHSAA playoff opener

JUPITER – Scoring on the final plays of each half might usually indicate a favorable outcome for a football team. But it only provided some consolation for Jupiter in a tough matchup against Palmetto in the FHSAA Class 6A playoffs opener at Charlie Persson Field Friday night. From the outset, the Panthers were just too much, scoring early and often on their way to a 42-9 victory. Running back Aiden Butler carries 20 times for 190 yards and two touchdowns behind Palmetto’s huge offensive line and the No. 1-seeded Panthers moved on to meet the winner between No. 4 West Broward and No. 5 South Dade in the Region 4 second round. “We came out slow and you can’t do that against a good Palmetto team like that,” Warriors running back-defensive back Nike Bothe said. “We started to fight in the second quarter, but they had the upper hand on us. I just love my guys, I’ll take them over anyone.” Eighth-seeded Jupiter (9-2) won back-to-back district titles, something coach Josh Brooks said the Warriors had not accomplished since 1990 and 1991. But they just could not slow Palmetto down early in the game. Submit your best high school sports

Jupiter, FL · 1d

USA TODAY

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Lakeland stuns No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas on walk-off TD in OT

Lakeland (FL) pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the 2026 high school football season. The Dreadnaughts defeated USA TODAY Sports Super 25 No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 27-24 in overtime of FHSAA Open Division pool play on Friday, Nov. 13. Lakeland pulled off the stunning win when Kelin Hendrix connected with Joseph Howard for a touchdown for the walk-off victory at Brian Piccolo Memorial Stadium located on campus in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. FINAL: LAKELAND 27, ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 24 Kelin Hendrix connects with Joseph Howard to take down THE NO. 1 TEAM IN THE NATION in overtime!!! pic.twitter.com/eHOwNHB04c — Nick Wilson (@NickWilsonUSAT) November 14, 2026 The walk-off touchdown came just three plays after the Dreadnaughts held St. Thomas Aquinas to a field goal to start overtime. Hendrix opened the scoring with a 48-yard touchdown in the first quarter. The Raiders evened the score just before halftime on a punt-return touchdown by Zayden Gamble, a Notre Dame football commit. St. Thomas Aquinas took its first lead of the game when Blake Calixte connected with Gamble for a 54-yard touchdown in the third quarter. The Dreadnaughts scored twice more to take a 21-14 lead with 5:47 left

Fort Lauderdale, FL · 1d

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Friday Night Blitz: Playoff football delivers big wins and tough season endings

The high school football playoffs are officially underway, and Week One delivered plenty of excitement across Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast. Some teams are keeping their championship dreams alive, while others saw outstanding seasons come to an end Friday night. West Boca made one of the biggest statements...

Palm Beach County, FL · 1d

TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers

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Football playoffs: Preview of Treasure Coast regional quarterfinal games

While four Treasure Coast teams remain alive in the FHSAA high school football playoffs, two enter Friday night's regional quarterfinals as underdogs. Fort Pierce Central travels to face district rival Vero Beach in Region 2-6A, while Jensen Beach hosts talent-rich McArthur in Region 4-4A. Both opponents hold advantages on paper, but both the Cobras and Falcons have reasons to believe an upset is within reach. Three games were originally slated for Friday. However, John Carroll Catholic moves on to the Region 4-1A semifinals after Somerset Prep, the Rams’ quarterfinal opponent, forfeited the game. John Carroll previously defeated the Hurricanes 50-0 on Sept. 11. More: Florida high school football: FHSAA playoff scores from Treasure Coast The Rams, the No. 2 seed in the region, will host the winner of No. 3 Pahokee and No. 6 Palmer Trinity. Here are previews of Friday’s quarterfinal games. Region 2-6A - No. 8 Fort Pierce Central (6-3) at No. 1 Vero Beach (9-1) For the first time in more than a decade, the Cobras are headed to the FHSAA postseason for the third consecutive season. That’s an accomplishment that’s not lost on head coach Mike Watkins. "It's great, something that doesn't happen super often around

Jensen Beach, FL · 2d

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RPBHS Principal Updates Education Advisory Board On School Achievements

The Royal Palm Beach Education Advisory Board conducted its monthly session on Monday, Nov. 9, highlighted by a presentation led by Principal Dr. Shakeica Robinson of Royal Palm Beach High School. Robinson reviewed the school’s mission and vision for fostering a safe and inclusive environment, consisting of rigorous academics and...

Royal Palm Beach, FL · 2d

CBS Miami

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Broward middle school community rallies against possible closure ahead of vote

The Broward County School Board is scheduled to vote Dec. 15 on closing 10 more schools, and supporters say the A-rated neighborhood campus should get more help instead.

Broward County, FL · 1d

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A tale of two families: Why one left Broward schools — and another stayed

This is a sidebar for the second installment of a three-part series on the impact of private school choice on public school enrollment. To better understand parents' school choice decisions, we interviewed two Broward County, Florida, families — the Frys and the Gibson-Petersons. While each family has their own reasons for leaving or staying in the district's public schools, learning about these families' experiences may be helpful to the broader school choice discussion.

Broward County, FL · 4d

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Parents, Teachers, and Students Demonstrate to Save Forest Glen Middle School

Skyler Hoffman loves being a student at Forest Glen Middle School. She is a seventh grader who lives in Coral Springs. She enjoys being on the cheerleading team and the student advisory council, and she likes her art classes. “I live within a five-minute walk to the school, and I...

Coral Springs, FL · 1d

The Palm Beach Post

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West Boca Raton football humbles unbeaten Raines in Open Division

BOCA RATON -- As the clock wound down on West Boca Raton High 's 28-7 playoff victory over Raines, Terriel Harmon had a message for the visitors from Jacksonville. "The internet don't get you nowhere!" Harmon said, directing his remarks at the worn-out Vikings defense. Harmon, a versatile junior, had earned the right to do a little chirping. He returned a kickoff 55 yards, caught a touchdown pass and ran for a touchdown as the Bulls (10-1) pulled away from the Vikings (10-1) on Friday, Nov. 13, in the opening game of the FHSAA's new Open Division . Each team will play three games in Pool B, so this was not an elimination game. Next week, No. 3 seed West Boca will host No. 6 Miami Central and No. 7 Raines will host No. 2 Miami Columbus. After the game, Harmon elaborated on his internet remark, saying the Vikings had been talking trash online. "Don't go on the internet before the game talking about how you're going to come down here and you're going to do this and that," he said. "You see what happens. "They never played a team like us. We're hungry, we're ready, we'll put our talent

Boca Raton, FL · 1d

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Florida Atlantic University Receives $3M to Build Statewide Quantum-Ready Workforce

FAU Will House Nation’s First University-Based Rydberg-Atom Quantum RF Sensing Technology. BOCA RATON, Fla., Nov. 13, 2026 — Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Connected Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (CA-AI), within the College of Engineering and Computer Science, received a $3 million award from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Strengthening Institutions Program to develop a quantum-ready workforce in Florida through education and research training in quantum-enabled sensing and communications.

Boca Raton, FL · 2d

Miami Herald

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Poll: Vote for the Miami Herald High School Athlete of the Week for Week 12

This week, we continue the 2026-27 school year feature where we ask you to vote for a top high school varsity performer of the week (in Broward and Miami-Dade counties). Nominees this week are from high school cross-country, golf, and swimming. Take our poll below to cast your vote. The poll will be open until Thursday, November 19 til around 10 p.m. You can vote as often as you like until then. NOTE: You should see a Miami Herald box underneath this note for you to type Yes and click Submit. That will ignite the actual poll to vote. Here are the nominees: John Albornoz, Coral Springs Charter swimming : the senior won Region 4-2A titles in boys’ 200 IM (1:53.63) and 100 breast (57.76) and helped the winning 200 medley relay (1:37.13) as CSC placed fourth Jacob Castanedo, Braddock cross-country : the senior won the District 8-4A boys’ title at in 16:25.77 to lead the Bulldogs to the team championship. Kayaan Ghaffar, Gulliver Prep cross-country : the junior led the Raiders to the boys’ team title by winning the individual title in 17:04 at the District 8-2A Cross-Country Championships at Homestead Air Reserve Park. Sofia Jimenez, Lourdes cross-country :

Miami-Dade County, FL · 1d

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REMINDER: Palm Beach County Public Schools Closed

BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — There’s no school today — again — for students in the Palm Beach County School District. Public schools are closed for Veterans Day. Most private schools remain open. This is the fifth day off for public school students for the 2026-2027 school year which started on August 10th. Public schools students will again be off for the November holiday which starts on November 23rd and continues for five days. The winter holiday starts December 21st and continues for eleven school days. Teachers in the Palm Beach County School District, inexplicably, have always negotiated the Monday following the two week winter break as a planning day, requiring parents to secure one more day of child care while the rest of the working world returns to work. Students return to school on January 5, 2027. Get BocaNewsNow.com email alerts sent directly to your phone — sign up for BocaNewsNow.com Email and breaking news updates -- completely free. .

Palm Beach County, FL · 4d

Miami Herald

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‘District level reform': How Success Academy hopes to change education in Florida

In about nine months, parts of Westland Hialeah Senior High’s second and third floors will be filled with the energetic chatter of kindergarteners and first-graders who won a spot in the lottery to become Success Academy’s first students outside of New York City. Students will go up a staircase that’s currently being built just for them in the back of the school to gather in pastel-colored classrooms filled with bookshelves, counting blocks, chess games and baby dolls. Success Academy Westland Hialeah Elementary is one of the first five schools of the nonprofit charter operator, known for its high test scores and rigorous culture, to co-locate inside Miami-Dade public schools. But for founder Eva Moskowitz, these schools represent a larger ambition: building a Florida network big and successful enough to demonstrate that her model can work at district scale. Moskowitz wants 40 schools in Florida within the next decade and expansion appears to be just around the corner. Last month, the charter school toured and got floor plans for another ten existing public schools to possibly open next in Miami-Dade. Read more: Success Academy wants to open 40 schools in Florida. Its founder explains why Co-location is common in New York

Florida · 3d

USA TODAY

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High school football scores: Major upsets headline USA TODAY Sports Super 25 Week 14

The opening week of the Florida high school sports playoffs did not disappoint. With many states across the country beginning their 2026 postseason this week, the Sunshine State might have stolen the stage with a major upset. Lakeland (FL) pulled off a major upset win over USA TODAY Sports Super 25 No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 27-24 in overtime of FHSAA Open Division pool play on Friday, Nov. 13. This could lead to a shakeup of the Super 25 next week nationally, as a top five spot could be open, especially with No. 7 IMG Academy and No. 23 St. Frances Academy also scheduled to play on Saturday, Nov. 14. And after No. 19 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) suffered a massive loss to Centennial (CA) to close out Friday night, the bottom half of the rankings will certainly shift as well. With action wrapped on Saturday, here are the final Super 25 scores... 1. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) Final score: Santa Margarita 7, San Clemente 0 2. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL) Final score: Lakeland 27, St. Thomas Aquinas 24 3. Buford (GA) Final score: Buford 30, Marietta 6 4. Allen (TX) Final

Florida · 1d

High School On SI

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Florida Open Division Shocker: Lakeland Downs St. Thomas Aquinas in Overtime

On Friday night, Lakeland visits St. Thomas Aquinas as part of Florida's inaugural eight-team Open Division football playoffs. Both the Dreadnaughts and Raiders

Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2d

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After magical season, Park Vista High School bowling finishes in the top 5 in Florida

In life, we all start somewhere, and for a group of kids, AMF Bowling Alley in Boynton Beach is where it all began. “I started at a Saturday league here at AMF probably when I was 12,” Jett Kramer, a sophomore bowler at Park Vista High School, said. “My...

Boynton Beach, FL · 2d

The Key West Citizen

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Hurricanes claim SSAA South championship, punch ticket to state title game

A dominant ground game and a defense that delivered when it mattered most carried the Coral Shores High football team to the Sunshine State Athletic Association South bracket championship Thursday, Nov. 12, as the Hurricanes defeated North Broward Prep 25-21 in Coconut Creek to earn a spot in the state championship game. The Hurricanes piled up 475 yards of total offense, relying on a three-headed rushing attack to overcome a second-half deficit and hold off a late Eagles rally. Coral Shores established its intentions on the opening possession, marching 85 yards on 12 plays. The Royals gained 55 yards on the drive, and David Beltran added 30, including the final three yards for the touchdown. The Hurricanes extended their lead after Kevin Williams picked off a pass, setting up Beltran’s 28-yard touchdown run for a 14-0 advantage. North Broward Prep answered before halftime, recovering a fumble and converting it into a touchdown pass. Sean Connolly blocked the extra-point attempt, however, keeping the Hurricanes ahead 14-6 at the break. The Eagles struck three plays into the second half, but a mishandled snap on the point-after attempt kept Coral Shores in front, 14-12. North Broward eventually took its first lead late in

Tavernier, FL · 2d