Broward Schools Supt. Hepburn touts improved education plans for new year following budget upheavals

Broward Schools Superintendent Howard Hepburn is praising major overhauls to educational plans for the upcoming school year following the board s intense battle with budget issues that led to several closures. A 3D zone at Nova Middle School, magnet programs centered on artificial intelligence, aviation and the marine industry are just some of the significant expansions in educational opportunities for Broward County Public School students after the board held several meetings to address declining enrollment numbers and budget shortcomings. In a one-on-one interview with 7News, Hepburn said the district has found ways to innovate and offer top-class education for students despite the substantial changes, which included several school closures and cutting hundreds of staff positions. We ve been able to, overall, we ve been able to overcome and prioritize the students we have in our building, said Hepburn. One major change that was made a priority for the upcoming school ye