Schools
Two South Florida politicians call it quits after state law ruling
A day before a ban goes into effect that would prohibit elected officials from serving as lobbyists, the vice chair of the Miami-Dade School Board has quit as well as a Miami Shores councilmember.
List: A dozen threats, lockdowns since school began this year in South Florida
Only three months into the school year, there have been numerous threats that have prompted lockdowns or arrests throughout Broward and Miami-Dade County.
Education leaders worried about COVID spread once school starts this week
With ICU pediatric unit bed capacity throughout Broward County wearing thin, education leaders are worried about the spread of COVID-19 when school starts on Wednesday.
Billboards by teachers union send message about ongoing disagreement with Broward superintendent
Broward Teachers Union continues to find ways to spread their message about Superintendent Robert Runcie's directive that all teachers return to the classroom.
Back-to-school comes Monday for in-person learning in Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade Superintendent of Schools Alberto Carvalho said about 22,000 students will return to in-person learning Monday after a more than a month of distance learning because of coronavirus fears.
U.S. Secret Service joining investigation of Miami-Dade schools’ cyber attack
Multiple law enforcement agencies are looking into how Miami-Dade School District's online learning platform was breached.
Weston kindergarten teacher says new-normal learning a difficult adjustment
One Weston says there are plenty of challenges in keeping kindergarten students tuned in to online learning, so she's trying to be creative.
Miami-Dade schools taking threat of child predators online seriously
With so many children online during the pandemic-era, cyber child predators could be waiting in the wings.
Miami-Dade schools prepares for reopening with spaced-out seating during pandemic
Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said Friday Miami-Dade County Public Schools is preparing to follow the new guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the coronavirus pandemic.
‘Overwhelming’ some parents say to South Florida schools staying closed
When Florida's governor announced that schools would remain closed for the remainder of the academic year because of the coronavirus pandemic, parents were expecting it, but it didn't make it any easier.
Campus guards are still at work, protecting empty schools. Some don’t want to be.
Some essential employees at Broward County schools are wondering why they're being required to report to work while students and teachers are conducting learning online.
School employees concerned about returning to work; grading will resume soon for local students
Students in Miami-Dade and Broward counties are getting used to going to school virtually from home. But some school staff in Broward County weren’t allowed to stay home, and they have serious concerns about being exposed to the new coronavirus.
South Florida schools implement plans to transition to online classes to deal with COVID-19 pandemic
Officials are closing public schools in Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties in response to public health concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.
