Art Johnson

I???ll give Broward Schools Superintendent Jim Notter credit for this: Earlier this year, he tried to do the right thing. Or at least the PR-savvy thing. In a tight budget year, he knew it wouldn???t look good for the head......

The Palm Beach County school district did not really try to meet the final requirements of Florida's class-size law — and estimates it will face a $15 million fine for having more than 20,000 classes out of whack, The Palm Beach Post reported...

Superintendent Robert Runcie's contract promises him a year's worth of severance if the Broward County School Board fires him without cause — seven months more the state says he's allowed. Runcie received a three year, $275,000-per year contract in...

He may be long-gone from his former position as Superintendent of Schools, but Art Johnson was still stirring up trouble during Wednesday's School Board meeting. Johnson resigned in 2011 in lieu of being fired, signing a seperation agreement with the...

“East Meets Fete” was the theme chosen for “Only at Descanso,” the recent fundraising gala held at Descanso Gardens. Heather Sturt Haaga, a Descanso trustee, seamlessly chaired the gala that raised $202,000 in support of the...

We are headed for August sizzle as the thermometer begins its climb upward. However, that is not the only thing sizzling — the Tony Award-winning musical “Memphis” is setting the Pantages Theatre on fire. The show, set in Memphis in...

Summer is humming lazily along in its happy way. I’ve been enjoying the soft rhythm as the days and evenings unfold. The only thing that would make summer better would be if we had lightnin’ bugs that flitted by with their tiny illuminations...

Residents of our valley joined their hearts and hands for a fundraising dining-out adventure called “Dinners from the Heart” in support of Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services. More than 400 community members, neighbors and friends...

It's hard to believe, but the first day of spring, March 20, is nearly here. We have already sprung an hour ahead and we are now thankfully into daylight saving time. I love having the sun shine later into the evening. An afternoon performance of...

The big Labor Day celebration that always marks the transition from summer to fall has just flown by us. In the old days, the men and women of fashion had to put away their white clothes and shoes until the next June. Here in Southern California, the old...