As the Florida Keys emerge from a pandemic that a year ago shuttered celebrations that are normally considered a staple of American adolescenc…
Full-time in-person learning starts Monday, March 29, for those Monroe County students who have opted to return to the classroom.
Full-time in-person learning starts Monday, March 29, for those Monroe County students who have opted to return to the classroom.
Starting this fall, Upper Keys students of The College of the Florida Keys will no longer have to attend classes at Coral Shores High School a…
The Monroe County School District will begin offering the option of full-time, in-person classes for all public school students beginning Marc…
Key West High School is one of about 2,000 schools worldwide to implement an innovative program that allows students to develop the skills for…
Amber Archer Acevedo retired as principal of Key West High School in June 2020, after 36 years as an educator for the Monroe County School District.
Myriad processes are in place to ensure school assets — such as two Promethean boards — don’t just walk out of school like they did at Maratho…
Florida schools are celebrating Literacy Week, through Friday, Jan. 29, with the theme “Humanity Tells a Story: What’s YOUR Chapter?” Througho…
With a classroom full of jubilant students leading the celebration, Plantation Key School fourth-grade teacher Monica Horsley recently accepte…
There’s good news to be shared at the Tuesday, Jan. 26, school board meeting regarding Monroe County’s high school graduation rates.
Career and technical education classes were recognized as the reason some students stay in school, and giving students a pass on end-of-year s…
The Monroe County School Board on Tuesday, Jan. 12, will hear about student progression plans from the Executive Director of Assessment and Ac…
Former Florida Keys state Representative Holly Raschein has joined the Monroe County Education Foundation’s Board of Directors.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the number of units in the design for the Sugarloaf Key affordable housing project.
As one entered Plantation Key School these past 15 years, a petite woman with brown hair to her waist — “Miss Peggie” — would greet visitors w…
The high school Class of 2021 will still have many scholarship opportunities greeting students upon graduation in the spring.
Monroe County Schools Superintendent Theresa Axford jokingly called Tuesday’s school board meeting the “Beverly Anders Show,” as the district’…
A fraud controls discussion and a review of how local schools used federal payroll funds are to come before the Monroe County School Board whe…
“Rumbly in my tumbly” alludes to Winnie the Pooh’s desire and search for more honey to fill his belly; Monroe County students, unfortunately, …
A preliminary assessment for the Tommy Roberts Memorial Stadium site, a COVID-19 curriculum report on virtual learning and Florida school stan…
Some parents are expressing concern about the Monroe County School District’s policy of mandatory mask wearing, saying their rights are being …
The Sugarloaf Key housing project is proceeding and is expected to break ground in 2021, and the Monroe County School District COVID-19 dashbo…
Monroe County School District officials recently named Michael Michaud as student information system coordinator.
Weather submissions sought
Every day, 365 days a year, the Key West Citizen features an area school student’s drawing of the wonderful weather in the Florida Keys.
Superintendent Mark T. Porter recently announced this year’s winner of Monroe County School District’s school-related personnel Employee of th…
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