UPPER KEYS CLASSROOMS WELCOME NEW EDUCATORS

Eager teachers are welcoming young pupils back for another year of school. Aug. 13 marked the first day in the classroom for students and...

OFFICIALS OFFER BACK-TO-SCHOOL TIPS ABOUT THREATS

To the editor: Here are important safety tips for parents, guardians and school supporters. Every day, thousands of students attend school across our Florida Keys. And...
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SCHOOL DISTRICT TO MULL SPENDING PLAN; LUNCH PRICES WILL INCREASE

More spending is proposed for the Monroe County School District heading into the 2025-26 year.  Last year’s proposed local school tax levy for the county...
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KEYS SCHOOL DISTRICT GETS ‘A’ GRADE

Monroe County School District announced on July 7 that it earned an overall A grade from the Florida Department of Education. “This district-wide achievement reflects...
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RETIRING SUPERINTENDENT THERESA AXFORD RECALLS 48 YEARS IN KEYS SCHOOLS

In 1976, a young school teacher from Philadelphia arrived in Key West, where she had accepted a job teaching English at a Catholic school...
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KEYS SCHOOLS WELCOME NEW SUPERINTENDENT ED TIERNEY

Monroe County schools this month welcomed Edward Tierney as the new superintendent of schools. Tierney brings more than two decades of educational leadership from...
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SUGARLOAF ROBOTICS TEAM WINS WORLDWIDE COMPETITION

Robots that swim, robots that think and robots that bend time: Monroe County schools have them all. Competitive robotics teams in the district’s middle...
Ed Tierney, in Key West on May 2 with his wife, Lori, was selected as the school district’s next superintendent at the school board’s May 13 meeting. MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly

SCHOOL BOARD SELECTS ED TIERNEY AS SUPERINTENDENT

The school board’s five-month search for its next superintendent ended this week, with the selection of Ed Tierney for the school district’s top job. The...
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KEY LARGO’S MARINELAB JOINS BLUE STAR OPERATORS

MarineLab Environmental Education Center recently joined the network of Blue Star operators organized by NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.   Blue Star operators are committed...
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SCHOOL BOARD NARROWS SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH FROM 32 APPLICANTS TO 11 SEMI-FINALISTS

The school board’s search for the next superintendent continued on April 8, when the five board members narrowed the field from 32 total applicants...