Keys Schools Knocked Offline In Malicious Software Attack
Viewers hoping to watch the Monroe County School Board meeting online Tuesday — or who tried to get through to the school district by phone — were out of luck. The district shut its entire computer...
View ArticleCivil Rights Groups Pressure Miami-Dade County For Early Voting On College...
Local chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union, the League of Women Voters and several other groups are calling on Miami-Dade County to offer early voting on college campuses here. The groups...
View ArticleA Chocolate Wake-Up Call: Inventive High Schoolers Market A New Ice Cream On...
One Fort Lauderdale ice cream shop is getting ready to host a special limited-edition flavor. Yo Mama's Ice Cream on Fort Lauderdale Beach teamed up with Nova Southeastern University two months ago to...
View ArticleUniversity of Miami President Wants To Boost Endowment Ahead of Centennial
The president of the University of Miami is hoping to significantly increase the institution’s endowment — and its national and international stature — ahead of its centennial celebration in 2025....
View ArticleReport Details Florida Charter School Closures
A new report from a Tallahassee-based research group raises questions about the growing role of charter schools in Florida, including citing the closure of 373 charter schools since 1998. Ben Wilcox,...
View ArticleBriefly Considered For Lieutenant Governor Candidate, Broward Senator...
Broward County state Sen. Lauren Book was floated as a potential running mate for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum — but she says she wouldn’t have accepted the offer if it had...
View ArticleIn Reversal, Miami-Dade County Adds Early Voting Site At FIU
Florida International University will now host an early voting site, Miami-Dade County mayor Carlos Gimenez announced Wednesday after facing pressure from civil rights groups.
View ArticleSchool Mental Health Disclosure Requirement Concerns Parents
Children registering for school in Florida this year were asked to reveal some history about their mental health. The new requirement is part of a law rushed through the state legislature after the...
View ArticleVocational Programs Likely To Expand In Florida, No Matter Who's In The...
Gubernatorial candidates from both parties this week debuted their education platforms to Florida voters. Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum stand ideologically opposed on many fronts –...
View ArticleNeed Help Paying For College? There's An App For That
At midnight, Oct. 1, the rush begins. That's when first-time and returning college students can get their first look at the 2019-'20 FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Anyone who...
View Article'Joke' School Threats On The Rise After Parkland Massacre
It’s like a contagion that peaked after the Parkland school shooting and showed some signs of dying down. That is, until two new cases cropped up within the past week of threats being made against a...
View ArticleA Year After Irma, Keys Schools Still Feeling The Effects Of The Storm
School had only been in session for a couple weeks last year when the Florida Keys went under a mandatory evacuation order — and then took the brunt of Hurricane Irma as a category 4 storm.
View ArticleDigging Deeper: Governor Candidates' Education Plans Politically Effective,...
End Common Core. Pay new teachers $50,000 a year. These education platforms are likely to be politically effective for the major party gubernatorial candidates — Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat...
View ArticleFlorida's Hope Scholarship Tax Credit Funding Begins
The state's newest school voucher program is ramping up. Beginning Monday Oct. 1, Floridians purchasing a new car will now have the option to designate up to $105 of the vehicle's sales tax to fund...
View ArticleDean At Catholic University Suspended For Tweet About Kavanaugh Accuser
A dean at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., has been suspended for a tweet that, according to university officials, "demonstrated a lack of sensitivity" to sexual assault...
View ArticleBuying A New Car? You Can Now Donate Some Of The Taxes To Scholarships For...
Car shoppers can now donate a portion of the sales tax they would have paid on vehicle purchases to support scholarships for students who've been bullied. One of Florida's newest vouchers — called the...
View ArticleAfter 50 Years In The Classroom, A Plantation Teacher Gets A Farewell Send-Off
Boodnaraine Tihal has been a teacher for 50 years. He started when he was just 18 years-old, in his home country of Guyana. He also taught in the Bahamas, and even was a principal before coming to the...
View ArticleKavanaugh Allegations Prompt Some Prep Schools To Examine Their Culture
Editor's note: This story contains language some may find offensive. The allegations of drinking and sexual misconduct swirling around Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have prompted a new round of...
View ArticleOpioid Crisis Lands On Miami School Grounds. Custodians Pick Up Needles To...
Past the barricades, mounds of personal belongings mixed with trash and dirty mattresses where vagrants lay with needles still clutched by limp hands, Shatara Mackey walks with her 7-year-old son to...
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