/tags/middle-school middle school en-US WLRN Fri, 05 Mar 2021 21:52:31 GMT /news/2021-03-05/roof-partially-collapses-at-james-s-rickards-middle-school-in-oakland-park-during-construction The Title I middle school's media center was under construction. No one was inside the media center at the time the roof started coming down. Fri, 05 Mar 2021 21:52:31 GMT /news/2021-03-05/roof-partially-collapses-at-james-s-rickards-middle-school-in-oakland-park-during-construction Caitie Muñoz /local-news/2020-03-09/young-people-tackle-climate-change-at-second-south-florida-convening Hundreds of people attended the 2nd annual Miami Youth Climate Summit at Florida International University this weekend. The conference was organized by a… Mon, 09 Mar 2020 18:26:08 GMT /local-news/2020-03-09/young-people-tackle-climate-change-at-second-south-florida-convening Maria Esquinca /news/2019-05-15/ag-commissioner-nikki-fried-thanks-seminole-middle-for-its-role-in-pardons-for-groveland-four Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried thanked a group of Plantation students Wednesday for their activism surrounding criminal justice and presented… Wed, 15 May 2019 21:31:27 GMT /news/2019-05-15/ag-commissioner-nikki-fried-thanks-seminole-middle-for-its-role-in-pardons-for-groveland-four Caitie Muñoz /news/2019-04-01/school-is-cool-program-working-to-expand-emotional-wellness-in-broward-middle-schools Middle school can be a difficult time in life. Nearly a year ago the counseling program 'School Is Cool' was launched in 10 middle schools across Broward… Mon, 01 Apr 2019 23:04:23 GMT /news/2019-04-01/school-is-cool-program-working-to-expand-emotional-wellness-in-broward-middle-schools Caitie Muñoz /news/2018-10-02/after-50-years-in-the-classroom-a-plantation-teacher-gets-a-farewell-send-off Boodnaraine Tihal has been a teacher for 50 years. He started when he was just 18 years-old, in his home country of Guyana. He also taught in the Bahamas,… Tue, 02 Oct 2018 22:38:30 GMT /news/2018-10-02/after-50-years-in-the-classroom-a-plantation-teacher-gets-a-farewell-send-off Caitie Muñoz /education/2018-06-05/brownsville-middle-school-brings-the-courtroom-to-class The law studies class in Brownsville Middle School just got a lot more engaging: students are getting a law academy lab, complete with jury rooms and… Wed, 06 Jun 2018 00:13:34 GMT /education/2018-06-05/brownsville-middle-school-brings-the-courtroom-to-class /news/2018-04-19/browards-school-is-cool-program-gets-a-3-million-update-in-middle-schools The Community Foundation of Broward launched a middle school initiative five years ago called ‘School Is Cool.’ It was a pilot program that targeted… Thu, 19 Apr 2018 23:29:54 GMT /news/2018-04-19/browards-school-is-cool-program-gets-a-3-million-update-in-middle-schools Caitie Muñoz /2017-10-20/switching-to-middle-school-can-be-hard-on-kids-but-there-are-ways-to-make-it-better A new study shows students' self-image suffers in middle school and junior high. And it's not just hard on low-income kids. Having a teacher who understands the teenage brain can help. Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:00:20 GMT /2017-10-20/switching-to-middle-school-can-be-hard-on-kids-but-there-are-ways-to-make-it-better Anya Kamenetz /education/2017-05-23/if-youre-a-judge-you-cant-quit-middle-schoolers-visit-appellate-court A group of middle schoolers from Brownsville got a behind-the-scenes look at the Third District Court of Appeal in Miami on Tuesday, along with the chance… Wed, 24 May 2017 02:43:54 GMT /education/2017-05-23/if-youre-a-judge-you-cant-quit-middle-schoolers-visit-appellate-court