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Robin Ford Wallace
Sep 10, 20171 min read
School Closed Tomorrow and Tuesday
Dr. Jan Harris, superintendent of schools, has just issued a closure notice for all Dade County schools for Monday and Tuesday. Gov. Deal...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 23, 20172 min read
State of The Red Light: An Important Update
The hopes and dreams of county, city and board of education officials culminated Aug. 15 in a joyous explosion of red, green and amber...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 22, 20175 min read
Dade Board of Education Starts Year Howling With Wolverine Pride
Do you walk over or respectfully around the new Wolverine emblem on the revamped floor of Dade County High? There's no wrong answer, but...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 18, 20171 min read
Schools Will Give Away Eclipse Specs!
The Planet's State of the Eclipse article earlier today stressed the short supply--as in zero--of eclipse sunglasses for sale in Dade...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 15, 20172 min read
Dade Schools Announce Protocols for Safe and Educational Viewing of Eclipse
Dade County Superintendent of Schools Jan Harris announced that all Dade County schools will observe the solar eclipse due to darken Dade...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 11, 20173 min read
Budget, Millage Process Winds Down For Year With Final BOE Meetings
Dr. Jan Harris (right), Superintendent of Schools, explains budget concerns to a rare and coveted member of the public--the only one who...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 4, 20173 min read
No Public at Public Hearings on BOE Tax Increase
Nobody showed up Thursday for the Dade BOE's hearings on the millage rate except the BOE and its financial advisor, Doug Eza. Dade County...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 3, 20173 min read
Kicking Off the Dade Academic Year With Kicky Shoes: Will Institute 2017 Fashion Become a Fad?
The Dade County Board of Education packed Trenton First Baptist to the wings Wednesday morning with its “Institute 2017” school year...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Aug 1, 20171 min read
School Year Kicks Off Wednesday with "Institute 2017"
School starts next week for Dade County students--teachers are already at it-- and this Wednesday, Aug. 2, the Dade Board of Education...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 18, 20172 min read
B of E Excerpt: The Planet Dogs The Superintendent's Fashion Footsteps
Here is an excerpt from The Planet's article about the Dade Board of Education's July meeting, on the principle that those too occupied...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 18, 20172 min read
Dade Board of Education Millage Rate Announcement
The Dade County Board of Education has tentatively adopted a 2017 property tax millage rate of 15.509 mills, which is the same rate as...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Jul 18, 20176 min read
Dade Board of Education Adopts Budget, Keeps Millage Rate, "Accepts Growth." Oh. And Gets
Special Programs Director Debra Brackett (foreground, left) is honored by Dr. Jan Harris (foreground, right) for her work in special...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 20, 20173 min read
Dade School Board Announces Slew of New Hires, Approves Lunch Price Hike
After the usual personnel-specific executive session at their regular June meeting Monday night, members of the Dade County Board of...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Jun 12, 20171 min read
B of E Hire/Fire/Promote/Retire List
At its special called meeting this afternoon, the Dade County Board of Education accepted the resignation of Randy Watson, Dade County...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 24, 20171 min read
Schools Delayed Monday
Dade County Schools will be delayed two hours on Monday, April 24, due to flooding. Superintendent Dr. Jan Harris issued the decision at...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 18, 20173 min read
Will DMS Cross-Country Course Be Built After All? Stay Tuned.
(Photo: A pink-blooming tree provides a breath of spring outside the B of E office on Monday. Inside, the air was a mite mustier, if not...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 14, 20173 min read
Sweeping Changes at Dade High
Dr. Jan Harris shows off a high school crest. Also visible is Board of Ed. Chair Carolyn Bradford. You can get a sense of the feverish...
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Robin Ford Wallace
Apr 11, 20172 min read
Spivey New Principal of DMS
Dr. Sandra Spivey was named the new principal of Dade Middle School at Monday's special called work session of the Dade Board of...
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