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Scott Travis

Scott Travis has been an education writer with the South Florida Sun Sentinel since 1999. His coverage of the Parkland tragedy helped the newspaper win the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. He graduated from the University of Alabama and previously worked at newspapers in North Carolina and Mississippi. He’s also an actor and karaoke singer.

Wanda Paul, chief operating officer for Broward Schools, has submitted her resignation letter. (BECON / Screen grab)

Broward schools operations chief to resign following construction, office rental debacles

December 30, 2025 at 3:03 p.m.

Wanda Paul submitted her resignation letter Sunday evening, the same day School Board member Adam Cervera called for her to step down and amidst two significant controversies.

North Fork Elementary School, shown on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, is situated just off Broward Boulevard, just east of Interstate 95, in Fort Lauderdale. Its central location has made the 60-year-old campus a sought-after site for groups looking to redevelop it. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

High school career center, housing and hotel among proposals for Broward school

December 20, 2025 at 9:12 a.m.

North Fork Elementary's central location off Broward Boulevard, just east of Interstate 95, has made the school campus a sought-after site.

Broward County Schools Superintendent Howard Hepburn speaks during a special meeting of the Broward County School Board in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, April 22. Hepburn issued a memo on Thursday declaring an emergency in the district's construction program. (Amy Beth Bennett / South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Broward schools chief: ‘Emergency’ now exists for troubled construction program

December 19, 2025 at 11:15 a.m.

Superintendent Howard Hepburn wrote in a memo on Thursday that a potential lapse in construction management could create a risk of school closures and possibly even "injury or death."

Broward County School Board member Jeff Holness speaks with counsel Marilyn Batista during a meeting on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, Holness voiced concerns Tuesday about an audit report that criticized the district's effort to find a management company to oversee its construction program. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

‘A five-alarm fire’: Broward schools to take emergency action on construction

December 17, 2025 at 4:17 p.m.

Broward School Board members said district staff defied the direction of the School Board and placed the district's construction program in jeopardy.

Broward County Schools Superintendent Howard Hepburn, pictured during an Aug. 26, 2025, School Board meeting, plans to ask the School Board to reject all bids for a manager of construction projects after an audit revealed deficiencies. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Broward schools bungle effort to find company to oversee construction work

December 14, 2025 at 3:48 p.m.

Superintendent Howard Hepburn plans to ask the School Board to vote Tuesday to reject all bids received from companies vying to oversee the district's construction projects.

Brenton Hankerson, left, security specialist and girls basketball coach at Coral Springs High, and Henry McNabb, security specialist and former boys basketball coach at Blanche Ely High, are charged with obtaining property by fraud, and grand theft. (Broward County Sheriff's Office/Courtesy)

Broward high school basketball coaches arrested, accused of fraud and theft

December 11, 2025 at 5:54 p.m.

Henry Lewis McNabb, who led Blanche Ely to a state championship, and Brenton Hankerson, a Coral Springs High coach, are accused of renting out school gyms and pocketing the money.

Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at Good Greek Moving & Storage in West Palm Beach on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. Earlier in the day in Orlando, he addressed concerns about schools of hope. (Amy Beth Bennett / South Florida Sun Sentinel)

DeSantis says Schools of Hope will be limited to ‘toughest areas’ of Florida

December 10, 2025 at 5:54 p.m.

Charter schools known as "Schools of Hope" won't be taking over high-performing schools, but will instead be limited to the "toughest areas" in the state, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday.

The nonprofit Handy is suing the Broward School District after the district terminated a $2.6 million lease to house employees in the Handy building at 2101 N. Andrews Ave. in Wilton Manors. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Nonprofit Handy sues Broward schools over terminated $2.6 million lease

December 9, 2025 at 3:35 p.m.

In a complaint filed in Broward County Circuit Court, the nonprofit Handy alleges it is owed full payment for the $2.6 million, five-year lease for space in its Wilton Manors...

Broward County School Board member Rebecca Thompson listens Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, during a workshop to consider some potential school closures. "I know the decision that we face ultimately in January will be challenging, and for many families, it will be heartbreaking," Thompson said during the workshop held at the school district's headquarters in Fort Lauderdale. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Broward School Board supports closing seven of nine proposed schools

December 8, 2025 at 6:28 p.m.

Some proposed Broward school closures come as the superintendent said Tuesday that the school district is facing a $94.7 million shortfall, about $33 million more than earlier this year.

Pine Grove Elementary School in Delray Beach, pictured on Wednesday, Nov. 12, is one of many schools that the Palm Beach County School District says is not appropriate to share space with a charter school. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Broward, Palm Beach reject nearly all charter school requests to share space

December 6, 2025 at 3:23 p.m.

Charter school providers submitted 197 requests to the two districts to open what are known as "Schools of Hope" during the 2027-28 school year, but 196 have been turned down.

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