Tony,
You may want to check
www.studentpilot.net
They have a section on selecting flight schools and in their forums section have a BBS style format where you can ask these questions and get replies. I'd suggest going to that section and the sub-section on flight schools, then do a search for Fort Lauderdale. Set your time frame for 01/01/2000 to the current date. I seem to recall a couple message threads on schools in that area a couple months back.
Hope that helps..