SUPERINTENDENT APPLICATION DUE BY APRIL 1; SEMI-FINALISTS SELECTED APRIL 8
The county school district is accepting applications for the Florida Keys’ next superintendent of schools until Tuesday, April 1, and as of March 18...
COLLEGE LECTURER DISCUSSES CORAL CONSERVATION
The College of the Florida Keys will continue its 2025 VIP Series with “Coral Restoration: Improvise, Adapt and Overcome” on Thursday, Feb. 20 at...
IN PICTURES: LITTLE SWITLIK HISTORIANS STAGE LIVING WAX MUSEUM
The cafeteria at Stanley Switlik Elementary took a trip through the decades on Jan. 29 as costumed fifth-graders presented the school’s annual Living Wax...
SCHOOL BOARD REACTS TO A FEDERAL FUNDING FREEZE LATER RESCINDED BY THE WHITE HOUSE
The Jan. 28 Monroe County School Board meeting was marked by careful studies of long-term plans and literally second-by-second changes to critical funding categories...
SCHOOL BOARD PLANS NATIONAL SEARCH FOR NEXT SUPERINTENDENT
Turmoil and turnover at the top levels of government have burdened Florida Keys officials for the past two years.
The county needed a new administrator...
FLORIDA KEYS’ ONLY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL OPENS JAN. 6
For the first time in nearly 40 years, Key West has a Catholic high school housed in its own building, complete with a state-of-the-art...
SCHOOL BOARD TALKS STEM & BUS CAMERAS
Monroe County school board members were briefed on science technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) and career technical education (CTE) programs during a Dec. 10...
CFK ACADEMY ANNOUNCES JA-RONIKA VELDHEER AS NEW PRINCIPAL
The College of the Florida Keys (CFK) announced Ja-Ronika Veldheer as the new vice president of secondary education and principal of CFK Academy. She...
NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SWORN IN; SUPERINTENDENT TALKS INFLUX OF HAITIAN CREOLE STUDENTS
A new member was sworn in and new challenges were discussed at the Nov. 19 meeting of the Monroe County School Board in Key...
KEYS PHILANTHROPIST HELPS STUDENTS GAIN TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS
In schools throughout Monroe County, students are earning gift cards while learning information technology skills. The IT Premier Pathways pays students in fifth grade...
