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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The Palm Beach County School District is already on a mission for next school year, doing everything it can to avoid being understaffed in the fall. The district is looking to hire everything from bus drivers to custodians, teachers, and even police officers. On Wednesday, the district held its largest […]

During his sophomore year as a full-time student in Applied Economics and Management at Cornell, Dan Cane ’98 co-founded CourseInfo, LLC, which would become Blackboard, Inc., an online learning platform and global educational technology solution. The idea to digitize his professor’s class materials inspired the business that would quickly turn his housemates into colleagues and

The Palm Beach State College District Board of Trustees unanimously approved an amended 20-year ground lease agreement between the College and TMRW Sports, the company founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy and CEO Mike McCarley. The Palm Beach State College District Board of Trustees unanimously approved an amended 20-year ground lease agreement between the

In the bright, bustling studio of ESPN in downtown West Palm Beach, a story unfolded that would inspire not just future engineers but anyone with a dream. Eva Suarez, Ph.D., the pioneering force behind the expansion of the Engineering Technology Department at Palm Beach State College, sat down with general manager and host of Deportes

Florida Atlantic University has received the 2024 American Council on Education (ACE)/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation. The award, established in 2014, recognizes institutions that responded to higher education challenges in innovative and creative ways and achieved dramatic changes in a relatively brief period. “It is an honor to receive the ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional

Six Female Students Receive Scholarships to Pursue their Academic Dreams; Two Students Receive Inaugural Humanitarian Award This Women’s History Month, Palm Beach Atlantic University proudly celebrates the 2024 Women of Distinction honorees Denise Hanley and Sheila Rinker for their unwavering dedication to serving the Palm Beaches. Both women have been lifelong friends of PBA and

Sonya Mingola knew she wanted to be an engineer since middle school, as one of the first students in the school’s new engineering academy. After high school she enrolled at Florida State University in Tallahassee. But after just one semester, she decided to leave. “FSU was too big and impersonal for me and most of

Faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences ignite a love for science. Lynn University believes in educating future professionals, practitioners and researchers beyond lectures and textbooks. As early as their first year, students can participate in practical experiences and gain real-world insight into their desired professions, leading to improved academic performance and confidence.

Florida Atlantic University’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute will celebrate its efforts to advance brain science and health with “Brainy Days” events throughout the month of March throughout Palm Beach County. “Brainy Days” includes free community events and educational lectures with world-renowned experts to promote brain health, share neuroscience discoveries, and reduce the stigma associated with brain disorders. “Through

Palm Beach State College alumna Holly Pascal is hoping to inspire and uplift the next generation of the aerospace workforce. Currently a NASA Headquarters Systems Engineer in Washington, D.C., Pascal is also the author of “The College to Dream Job Blueprint,” the founder of the Women’s Aerospace Network, and is passionate about advancing the building