Scott Travis

Delray Beach, West Palm Beach

Senior Journalist at South Florida Sun Sentinel

@SunSentinel reporter. 2023 Journalist of the Year for @spjfla and FSNE. Part of 2019 #Pulitzer-winning team. Proud @SS_Guild member. DMs open.

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Florida schools face alarming rise in student absences since pandemic

1 day ago | gazettextra.com | Steven Walker |Leslie Postal |Scott Travis

By Steven Walker, Leslie Postal and Scott Travis - Orlando Sentinel (TNS) ORLANDO, Fla. - Ivan Flores didn't love school before the pandemic hit, but his views soured more when he did ninth grade online and off campus. "I was just at home doing nothing, waking up late, missing assignments," he said. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
Florida schools face alarming rise in student absences since pandemic

1 day ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Steven Walker |Leslie Postal |Scott Travis

ORLANDO, Fla. - Ivan Flores didn't love school before the pandemic hit, but his views soured more when he did ninth grade online and off campus. "I was just at home doing nothing, waking up late, missing assignments," he said.
Florida faces alarming rise in student absences; see the data for your school

1 day ago | orlandosentinel.com | Steven Walker |Leslie Postal |Scott Travis

Ivan Flores didn't love school before the pandemic hit, but his views soured more when he did ninth grade online and off campus. "I was just at home doing nothing, waking up late, missing assignments," he said. When he resumed in-person classes at Evans High School in the 2021-22 school year, that habit stuck. His attendance was spotty and his classwork often undone. In tenth grade he estimated he missed nearly 60 days of school, or a third of the academic year. He is part of an alarming trend.
Florida schools face alarming rise in student absences since pandemic

2 days ago | dailygazette.com | Steven Walker |Leslie Postal |Scott Travis

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Longtime Broward schools volunteer removed over bullying accusation

4 days ago | orlandosentinel.com | Scott Travis

A longtime volunteer and frequent critic of the Broward School District has been removed from her membership on three district committees after district officials say she bullied a police officer. Nathalie Lynch-Walsh, a Plantation parent, has served in various leadership positions on district committees for the past 13 years. This past year, she was chairwoman of the Audit Committee and District Advisory Council and corresponding secretary for the Facilities Task Force.
Longtime Broward schools volunteer removed over bullying accusation

4 days ago | sun-sentinel.com | Scott Travis

A longtime volunteer and frequent critic of the Broward School District has been removed from her membership on three district committees after district officials say she bullied a police officer. Nathalie Lynch-Walsh, a Plantation parent, has served in various leadership positions on district committees for the past 13 years. This past year, she was chairwoman of the Audit Committee and District Advisory Council and corresponding secretary for the Facilities Task Force.
What’s Happening in Mendocino County: May 29-June 4

1 week ago | ukiahdailyjournal.com | Scott Travis

ThursdayUkiah Library: Littles Story time for children up to age 3 on Thursday from 10:30-11 a.m. at 105 N. Main St. Free event. 707-463-4490. Willits Center for the Arts: Drop-in life drawing group every Thursday from 1-4 p.m. Sliding scale cost. For more information, call 707-459-9251. FridayWillits Library: Story time every Friday from 10:30-11 a.m. at 390 E. Commercial St. Free event. 707-459-5908. Shanache Pub Presents: Live music by Donnie and Friends on Friday, May 30 at 8 p.m. at 50 S.
Broward may close some schools - and open new ones

1 week ago | sun-sentinel.com | Scott Travis

The Broward school district plans to reopen a longstanding debate about closing schools, but with a possible new twist — opening new schools as well. The school district has about 45,000 empty seats, due to years of enrollment declines. Some schools are only a third or half full. That has led to many discussions but few decisions in recent years about closing schools.
James Notter, Broward schools chief during turbulent time, dies

2 weeks ago | sun-sentinel.com | Scott Travis

James “Jim” Notter, a lifelong educator who was credited with providing Broward County Public Schools calm and steady leadership during a time of turmoil, died earlier this month. He was 78. Notter, the district’s superintendent from 2006 to 2011, died on May 7 at his home in West Palm Beach surrounded by family, following a 14-month battle with cancer, his wife, Judith Notter, told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. “Jim was deeply devoted to improving the lives of others.
What’s Happening in Mendocino County? May 22-28

2 weeks ago | ukiahdailyjournal.com | Scott Travis

ThursdayUkiah Library: Littles Story time for children up to age 3 on Thursday from 10:30-11 a.m. at 105 N. Main St. Free event. 707-463-4490. Willits Center for the Arts: Drop-in life drawing group every Thursday from 1-4 p.m. Sliding scale cost. For more information, call 707-459-9251. Ukiah High Drama Department presents: “12 Angry Jurors” on Thursday, May 22 at 7 p.m. at the Ukiah High Little Theatre. Tickets are $5 at the door, free to students.