In its release of its annual education issue, Legacy Miami and Legacy South Florida magazine published a list of the Top Black Educators in South Florida. Six District administrators are on the list, earning the distinction as Legacy South Florida Top Black Educators of 2022.

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On July 7, the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) announced that the School District of Palm Beach County maintained its “A” rating for the 2021-2022 school year. Among Florida’s seven large school districts, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade are the only two that earned a letter grade of “A.” Palm Beach County also outperformed all neighboring districts, including Broward, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, and Okeechobee.

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U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel announced that $3 million in grant funding has been awarded to Palm Beach State College by the U.S. Department of Education to expand the Upward Bound TRIO college readiness program..

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On June 28, the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) released scores for the Spring 2022 Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) English Language Arts (ELA) for students in grades 4-10, FSA Mathematics for grades 3-8, and End of Course (EOC) assessments for Algebra 1 and Geometry.

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A new study was released this month reporting that America’s sugar farming families and workers support more than 151,000 jobs across more than two dozen states and contribute more than $23 billion to the economy each year.

More > “Florida’s Sweetest Industry Supports Over 19,000 Jobs, $4.7 Billion Economic Impact in State”

The Dr. Barbara Carey-Shuler Equity Institute at Palm Beach State College partnered with the Student Support Services TRIO program and two existing intensive academic boot camps to launch a new comprehensive summer initiative for first-time college students.

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The inaugural recipients of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County-Belle Glade Teen Center Scholarship Fund for Palm Beach State College were recently announced.

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For the first time in 18 years, third grade students at District-operated schools outpaced the state average in the English Language Arts Florida Standards Assessments (FSA). The District also moved up from third to tie for second place among the seven large urban school districts in Florida.

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Lynn University has named Jada Diogostine as the commencement speaker for the Class of 2021, which will occur May 15.

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For the sixth consecutive year, the School District of Palm Beach County has been honored with the prestigious Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation. Palm Beach County is one of only six school districts in Florida to receive the distinction for 2022, following the completion of an extensive NAMM survey/application. 

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