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These 4 charter schools got Ds, Fs; now must detail plans to improve
Four Palm Beach County charter schools will be called before the school board Wednesday to explain to board members how they plan to improve on the D and F grades they earned from the state last...
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PBC School Board to get preview today of another bleak budget year
Forecast: Education money will shrink as state invests in Human Services. (PBCSD Finance Office) Palm Beach County School Board members just closed the book on one budget year, but Wednesday afternoon...
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A 1st: School board denies charter because it offered nothing but competition
School Board members Frank Barbieri, Marcia Andrews and Debra Robinson (File photo/Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post) Charter denied. What began with School Board member Frank Barbieri asking for a...
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3 items of interest at Wednesday’s School Board meeting
The Palm Beach County School Board meets at 5 p.m. The full agenda is online, but here’s my take on the highlights: The school calendar: By Florida law, schools can’t begin the new school year...
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Grading Palm Beach County Superintendent Wayne Gent
Superintendent E. Wayne Gent talks with students at The Conservatory School at North Palm Beach. The surprise news that Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent Wayne Gent plans to step down puts...
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Does Art Johnson want to be superintendent? Do any board members think it’s a...
Art Johnson. Now that Wayne Gent has announced he’ll be leaving the superintendent’s post when his contract is up, talk will turn to who comes next. And at least one name is bound to bubble up: Art...
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Is Palm Beach County Schools Chief Wayne Gent underpaid?
Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent Wayne Gent In case you missed it, Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent Wayne Gent has announced he’s stepping down at the end of the school year. But why?...
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PBC Schools Chief Wayne Gent may stick around longer than we thought
Superintendent E. Wayne Gent talks with students at The Conservatory School at North Palm Beach. Palm Beach County School Board members today will start planning their search for a new superintendent,...
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Report: PBC Schools Chief Wayne Gent earns less than superintendents in 2...
Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent Wayne Gent Last week, Extra Credit raised the question of whether Wayne Gent, Palm Beach County’s outgoing schools superintendent, is underpaid compared to...
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District’s chief spokesman: Use Facebook, twitter to update, engage public on...
At left, Alex Sanchez, Chief Strategic Communications and Engagement Officer listens as Superintendent Wayne Gent speaks with PBPost editorial board. (Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post) In discussing how to...
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Breaking class size rules at these 22 schools will cost PBC district $177K or...
Sunset Palms Elementary near Boynton Beach has more than 1,000 students. (Allen Eyeston/Palm Beach Post) In a school district of more than 163,000 students in traditional district-run schools, Palm...
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Board member: Superintendent Wayne Gent’s “status” in question
Superintendent Wayne Gent Caught off guard by Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent Wayne Gent’s decision to apply for another job, school board members are pushing to investigate whether he...
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Debate about Superintendent Wayne Gent’s “status” canceled abruptly
Superintendent E. Wayne Gent talks with students at The Conservatory School at North Palm Beach. Palm Beach County School Board members may not be debating the superintendent’s efforts to find another...
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Here’s Palm Beach County’s ambitious timeline for finding a schools...
Palm Beach County School Board Chairman Frank Barbieri, school board member Marcia Andrews and vice chair Debra Robinson (left to right) at a meeting in 2010. Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post Palm...
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Superintendent Wayne Gent’s attorneys may be surprise guests at today’s meeting
Superintendent Wayne Gent If today’s school board meeting seems more tense than usual, it could be because Superintendent Wayne Gent’s personal legal team is watching. School Board members have been...
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PBC’s Superintendent search goes 21st century
Palm Beach County Schools Superintendent Wayne Gent Can’t get enough of Palm Beach County School District’s search for a new superintendent? Well, the search now has its own Twitter handle – @pbcsupt...
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‘Play nice’ warning irks school board member; she fires back
School Board member Marcia Andrews (right), pictured in 2010. A Palm Beach County School Board member is objecting to being warned to be “very careful” about criticizing Superintendent Wayne Gent,...
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Bus driver who police say kicked student, cafeteria manager accused of...
A school bus driver accused last spring of pushing and kicking a middle school student off his bus is now facing a three-day suspension for the dust-up that was caught on a cellphone video. School...
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Is poor security to blame for school bus driver’s attack on student?
File photo (Meghan McCarthy/The Palm Beach Daily News) Approving a three-day suspension for a school bus driver who shoved a student was expected to be a quick, easy decision for Palm Beach County...
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Chuck Shaw: Don’t hire superintendent without school experience
To lead a school system, does someone need experience in an actual school? There’s been talk about considering “non-traditional candidates” to be the next superintendent of Palm Beach County’s public...
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