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WATCH LIVE: Miami Hurricanes basketball coach Jim LarraƱaga steps down after historic coaching career
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Miami Hurricanes basketball coach Jim LarraƱaga steps down after historic coaching careerUniversity of Miami basketball coach Jim LarraƱaga announced his resignation Tuesday, less than two years after leading the Hurricanes to their historic first Final Four appearance.
Turkey's soaring costs are creating a 'lost generation' of kids forced to help their families get by
Read full article: Turkey's soaring costs are creating a 'lost generation' of kids forced to help their families get byOne-third of Turkey's children live in poverty, with many forced to work to support their struggling families.
Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional
Read full article: Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutionalA federal judge has struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing so-called āharmfulā materials to minors.
Florida requires teaching Black history. Some don't trust schools to do it justice
Read full article: Florida requires teaching Black history. Some don't trust schools to do it justiceThirty years after Florida required schools to teach African American history, how the subject is taught remains inconsistent across Florida classrooms, a review by The Associated Press has found.
University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protests
Read full article: University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protestsThe U.S. Department of Education said Friday it has reached an agreement with the University of California system resolving complaints from Jewish and Muslim students of discrimination and harassment during protests last spring over the war in Gaza.
AI is a game changer for students with disabilities. Schools are still learning to harness it
Read full article: AI is a game changer for students with disabilities. Schools are still learning to harness itArtificial intelligence holds the promise of helping countless other students with a range of visual, speech, language and hearing impairments to execute tasks that come easily to others.
Man faces 13 charges for alleged child sex crimes while working as Miami-Dade sub teacher
Read full article: Man faces 13 charges for alleged child sex crimes while working as Miami-Dade sub teacherA 42-year-old man stands accused of sexually abusing girls who were under his care while he worked as a Miami-Dade County Public Schools substitute teacher.
White House starts scrapping pending regulations on transgender athletes and student debt
Read full article: White House starts scrapping pending regulations on transgender athletes and student debtPresident Joe Bidenās administration has started to withdraw pending regulations that wonāt be finalized by the time he leaves office.
International students urged to return to US campuses before Trump inauguration
Read full article: International students urged to return to US campuses before Trump inaugurationSome U.S. colleges and universities are advising international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated.
Michigan school shooter loses bid to withdraw guilty plea in 4 deaths
Read full article: Michigan school shooter loses bid to withdraw guilty plea in 4 deathsA judge has refused to allow a Michigan school shooter to withdraw his guilty plea to two dozen charges, including terrorism and first-degree murder.
Official says Wisconsin shooter was new student at Christian school where her victims had deep ties
Read full article: Official says Wisconsin shooter was new student at Christian school where her victims had deep tiesAn official at the Wisconsin school where a student shot and killed a teacher and a fellow student says the 15-year-old was in her first semester there.
New documentary focuses on Christa McAuliffeās impact as a teacher in New Hampshire
Read full article: New documentary focuses on Christa McAuliffeās impact as a teacher in New HampshireA new documentary about teacher Christa McAuliffe focuses more on how she still inspires others and less on her fate aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
Some elite US universities favor wealthy students in admissions decisions, lawsuit alleges
Read full article: Some elite US universities favor wealthy students in admissions decisions, lawsuit allegesNew filings in a 2022 class-action lawsuit contend that children of the wealthy and connected get special admissions consideration at some elite U.S. universities.
Wisconsin school shooter had 2 guns and got messages from man accused of plotting his own attack
Read full article: Wisconsin school shooter had 2 guns and got messages from man accused of plotting his own attackPolice say the shooter who killed a student and teacher at a religious school in Wisconsin this week brought two guns to the school.
Teddy Bridgewater hints NFL return after winning state championship with Miami Northwestern
Read full article: Teddy Bridgewater hints NFL return after winning state championship with Miami NorthwesternTeddy Bridgewater is planning to make a return to the NFL after leading his alma mater, Miami Northwestern, to a state championship as head coach.
Community members wrestle with grief in aftermath of Wisconsin school shooting
Read full article: Community members wrestle with grief in aftermath of Wisconsin school shootingCommunity members in Wisconsin are continuing to wrestle with grief and calling for change in the aftermath of a school shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded six others.
Palm Beach Gardens mom outraged after daughter, 8, comes home bloodied from school
Read full article: Palm Beach Gardens mom outraged after daughter, 8, comes home bloodied from schoolA Palm Beach Gardens mother is demanding answers after her 8-year-old daughter was left bruised and bloodied following an alleged altercation with another child after school.
Boston plans to renovate a crumbling stadium for its new women's soccer team. Not everyone is happy
Read full article: Boston plans to renovate a crumbling stadium for its new women's soccer team. Not everyone is happyBoston is planning to renovate a crumbling stadium in one of the city's most diverse neighborhoods for its new professional women's soccer team.
Police chief says motive for Wisconsin school shooting was a 'combination of factors'
Read full article: Police chief says motive for Wisconsin school shooting was a 'combination of factors'Investigators in Wisconsin are trying to determine a motive in a school shooting that left a teacher and a student dead and two other children in critical condition.
Things to know about the shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin
Read full article: Things to know about the shooting at a Christian school in WisconsinPolice in Madison, Wisconsin, believe multiple factors prompted a 15-year-old student to open fire at a private Christian school, but they declined to share those Tuesday.
The Latest: Teacher and a student killed in a shooting at a private Christian school in Wisconsin
Read full article: The Latest: Teacher and a student killed in a shooting at a private Christian school in WisconsinA student opened fire at a private Christian school Monday morning in Wisconsin, killing a teacher and another student in the final week before Christmas break.
Florida State's Norvell agrees to restructured contract that gives $4.5M to fundraising campaign
Read full article: Florida State's Norvell agrees to restructured contract that gives $4.5M to fundraising campaignFlorida State and Mike Norvell have agreed to a restructured contract that includes the football coach contributing $4.5 million of his 2025 salary to help launch a fundraising campaign amid the sport's changing financial landscape.
Schools are cutting bus service for children. Parents are turning to ride-hailing apps
Read full article: Schools are cutting bus service for children. Parents are turning to ride-hailing appsReliance on school buses has been waning for years as districts struggle to find drivers and more students attend schools far outside their neighborhoods.
This Week In South Florida Episode: Dec. 15, 2024
Read full article: This Week In South Florida Episode: Dec. 15, 2024Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Janine Stanwood interviews Howard Hepburn, the Broward County Public Schools Superintendent; Harold Pryor, the Broward County State Attorney; Kevin Cooper, the chairman of the Republican Party of Miami-Dade County; and Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, a Miami Beach commissioner. Attorney Ed Pozzuoli and Scott Travis, a Sun-Sentinel reporter, join the Roundtable.
Broward schools consider new proposal to deal with lower student enrollment
Read full article: Broward schools consider new proposal to deal with lower student enrollmentA new proposal for changes at public schools highlighted a painful reality: Student enrollment has significantly decreased at Broward Estates Elementary in Lauderhill.
Longtime Broward School board member dies at 76
Read full article: Longtime Broward School board member dies at 76Dr. Robert āBobā Parks, a dedicated champion of education and a fixture in Broward Countyās school system, died late last month at the age of 76, according to his online obituary obtained by Local 10 News Wednesday.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Boston parents over race bias in elite high school admissions
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects appeal from Boston parents over race bias in elite high school admissionsThe Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Boston parents who claimed a temporary admissions exam policy for the cityās elite high schools discriminated against white students and those of Asian descent.
Supreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents' challenge to school guidance for transgender students
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents' challenge to school guidance for transgender studentsThe Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Wisconsin parents who wanted to challenge a school districtās guidance for supporting transgender students.
āShark Tankā stars take stage at FAU, offer business lessons and seal a deal
Read full article: āShark Tankā stars take stage at FAU, offer business lessons and seal a dealThe stars of ABCās hit show Shark Tank brought their entrepreneurial expertise to Florida Atlantic University on Wednesday, delivering a real-life business lesson to a captivated audience.
A list of mispronounced words provides a retrospective of 2024, from Kamala to Chappell
Read full article: A list of mispronounced words provides a retrospective of 2024, from Kamala to ChappellVice President Kamala Harris and breakout pop star Chappell Roan were among the most talked-about people this year.
What to know about Wisconsin's collective bargaining law for public workers
Read full article: What to know about Wisconsin's collective bargaining law for public workersA judgeās overturning of Wisconsinās 13-year-old law that effectively ended collective bargaining for teachers and most state government employees has rekindled a battle over labor rights in a state where the first public sector unions were formed 65 years ago.
Native American students miss school at higher rates. It only got worse during the pandemic
Read full article: Native American students miss school at higher rates. It only got worse during the pandemicYears after COVID-19 disrupted American schools, nearly every state is still struggling with attendance.
Brown University transfers ownership of a portion of its land to Pokanoket Indian Tribe
Read full article: Brown University transfers ownership of a portion of its land to Pokanoket Indian TribeBrown University has transferred ownership of a portion of its land in Bristol, Rhode Island to a preservation trust established by the Pokanoket Indian Tribe.
Unions score a major win in Wisconsin with a court ruling restoring collective bargaining rights
Read full article: Unions score a major win in Wisconsin with a court ruling restoring collective bargaining rightsWisconsin public worker and teachers unions have scored a major legal victory with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law.
Ex-UK Conservative leader William Hague elected Oxford University chancellor, an 800-year-old post
Read full article: Ex-UK Conservative leader William Hague elected Oxford University chancellor, an 800-year-old postFormer U.K. Conservative Party leader William Hague has been elected chancellor of Oxford University, one of the most prestigious positions in British academia.
Schools are bracing for upheaval over fear of mass deportations
Read full article: Schools are bracing for upheaval over fear of mass deportationsRegardless of whether President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to deport millions of immigrants, educators around the U.S. are bracing for upheaval.
Miami Book Fair: Weekendās highlights for children, teens
Read full article: Miami Book Fair: Weekendās highlights for children, teensThe love of books starts early at The Miami Book Fairās Childrenās Alley, which has a schedule of theatrical performances, interactive science activities, hands-on crafts, and story times.
Students can now apply for federal college aid. Officials hope for a smoother rollout this year
Read full article: Students can now apply for federal college aid. Officials hope for a smoother rollout this yearThe federal FAFSA form used to apply for college financial aid opened to high school seniors across the nation on Thursday, a year after a disastrous rollout by the Biden administration delayed the application for months.
Students rally behind South Florida football coach accused of watching porn in classroom
Read full article: Students rally behind South Florida football coach accused of watching porn in classroomStudents at Miami Jackson Senior High School are rallying behind a prominent football coach after allegations surfaced accusing him of watching pornographic material on a school computer during work hours.
North Carolina Republicans complete a veto override of voucher, immigration bill
Read full article: North Carolina Republicans complete a veto override of voucher, immigration billThe Republican-dominated North Carolina legislature has completed its override of Gov. Roy Cooperās veto of legislation that addresses both private school scholarship grants and immigration.
Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here's what that would mean
Read full article: Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here's what that would meanThroughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump heaped scorn on the federal Department of Education, describing it as being infiltrated by āradicals, zealots and Marxists.ā.
Prominent South Florida high school football coach accused of watching porn in classroom
Read full article: Prominent South Florida high school football coach accused of watching porn in classroomMax Edwards is a successful high school football coach most recently assigned to the athletic department at Miami Jackson Senior High School.
Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elementary school lessons
Read full article: Texas board advances plan to allow Bible material in elementary school lessonsThe Texas State Board of Education has given initial approval to a Bible-infused curriculum that would be optional for public schools to adopt for lessons from kindergarten through fifth grade.
Man accused of masturbating in front of Palmetto Bay middle school students
Read full article: Man accused of masturbating in front of Palmetto Bay middle school studentsA 20-year-old man accused of masturbating in front of two teenage students near a middle school in Palmetto Bay was arrested Monday after leading police on a high-speed chase through an active school zone, authorities confirmed.
US students who box, skydive and help youth and asylum seekers are among 2025's Rhodes scholars
Read full article: US students who box, skydive and help youth and asylum seekers are among 2025's Rhodes scholarsA group of 32 students from the United States have been selected to attend the University of Oxford as part of the prestigious Rhodes scholar program in the coming year.
Texas A&M to mark 25th anniversary of campus bonfire collapse that killed 12
Read full article: Texas A&M to mark 25th anniversary of campus bonfire collapse that killed 12Texas A&M University is set to mark the anniversary of the campus bonfire tragedy that killed 12 people and injured dozens more 25 years ago.
Oklahoma schools superintendent mandates students watch announcement of new religious department
Read full article: Oklahoma schools superintendent mandates students watch announcement of new religious departmentOklahoma's education superintendent has sent an email to public school superintendents requiring them to show students his video announcement of a new Department of Religious Freedom and Patriotism.
Trump wants to end 'wokeness' in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leverage
Read full article: Trump wants to end 'wokeness' in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leveragePresident-elect Donald Trump has a vision for education that revolves around a single goal: to rid Americaās schools of perceived āwokenessā and āleft-wing indoctrination.ā.
Miami-Dade volleyball coach arrested on molestation charge involving teen posts bond
Read full article: Miami-Dade volleyball coach arrested on molestation charge involving teen posts bondA volleyball coach was arrested Wednesday on accusations that he molested a 16-year-old girl while he worked at the school she attends, authorities confirmed to Local 10 News.
Bill on school bathroom use by transgender students clears Ohio Legislature, heads to governor
Read full article: Bill on school bathroom use by transgender students clears Ohio Legislature, heads to governorThe Republican-led Ohio Senate has approved a bill banning transgender students from using bathrooms that fit their gender identities.
Trump pledged to roll back protections for transgender students. They're flooding crisis hotlines
Read full article: Trump pledged to roll back protections for transgender students. They're flooding crisis hotlinesTransgender youth in the United States have been flooding crisis hotlines since the election of Donald Trump, who made anti-transgender themes central to his campaign.
Man jailed after Tuskegee University shooting says he fired his gun, but denies shooting at anyone
Read full article: Man jailed after Tuskegee University shooting says he fired his gun, but denies shooting at anyoneA newly unsealed federal complaint says a man accused of having a machine gun at Tuskegee University admitted to firing his weapon during a weekend shooting, but denied shooting at anyone.
Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
Read full article: Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten CommandmentsLouisiana Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill says the state will ask a federal appeals court to quickly stay a lower court's order declaring unconstitutional a law requiring that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1.
Police: Threatening statements made against Pembroke Pines school
Read full article: Police: Threatening statements made against Pembroke Pines schoolExtra police officers will be on the campus of one Pembroke Pines school this week after threatening statements were made against it, police confirmed on social media.
Queen Bey and Yale: The Ivy League university is set to offer a course on BeyoncƩ and her legacy
Read full article: Queen Bey and Yale: The Ivy League university is set to offer a course on BeyoncƩ and her legacyPop superstar BeyoncƩ and her expansive cultural legacy will be the subject of a new course next year at Yale University.
Obama relatives settle racial bias dispute with private school in Milwaukee
Read full article: Obama relatives settle racial bias dispute with private school in MilwaukeeFormer first lady Michelle Obama's brother and his wife have settled a lawsuit they filed in 2022 alleging a private school in Milwaukee refused to reenroll their children after the couple raised concerns about racism.
Majority Black Louisiana elementary school to shut down amid lawsuits over toxic air exposure
Read full article: Majority Black Louisiana elementary school to shut down amid lawsuits over toxic air exposureA southeast Louisiana school board voted to shut down a predominantly Black elementary school next to a petrochemical facility embroiled in multiple lawsuits over its high levels of toxic emissions.
Trump's win brings uncertainty to borrowers hoping for student loan forgiveness
Read full article: Trump's win brings uncertainty to borrowers hoping for student loan forgivenessPresident-elect Donald Trump has not said what he would do on student loan forgiveness, leaving millions of borrowers facing uncertainty over what will happen with their payments once President Joe Biden leaves office.
Money in NCAA sports has changed life for a few. For many athletes, college degree remains the prize
Read full article: Money in NCAA sports has changed life for a few. For many athletes, college degree remains the prizeMoney from name, image and likeness deals has changed what it means to be an NCAA athlete for some college players.
Broward School Board debates student cellphone use during lunch
Read full article: Broward School Board debates student cellphone use during lunchMembers of the Broward County School Board met Wednesday to discuss potential adjustments to the districtās new cellphone policy, which currently requires students to keep their devices off or on airplane mode throughout the school day.
More than 160 Miami-Dade County Public Schools make 2023-2024 Schools of Excellence in Florida list
Read full article: More than 160 Miami-Dade County Public Schools make 2023-2024 Schools of Excellence in Florida listMiami-Dade County Public Schools are earning top marks, with 161 schools receiving the 2023-2024 Schools of Excellence designation in Florida.
Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schools
Read full article: Jodi Picoult's 'Nineteen Minutes' tops PEN America of books banned in schoolsJodi Picoult's āNineteen Minutesā has topped a list compiled by PEN America of the books most often pulled from school shelves.
Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience
Read full article: Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilienceA museum in Virginia has nearly finished restoring the nationās oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children.
Chicago school board head ousted because of social media posts deemed anti-Semitic, misogynistic
Read full article: Chicago school board head ousted because of social media posts deemed anti-Semitic, misogynisticThe president of the Chicago school board resigned Thursday just a week after he was appointed because of social media posts deemed anti-Semitic, anti-women and lending credence to a conspiracy theory about the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Trump and Harris both support a bigger child tax credit. But which families should get it?
Read full article: Trump and Harris both support a bigger child tax credit. But which families should get it?Never before in a presidential election cycle has there been so much discussion of the child tax credit ā a tool many Democrats and Republicans have endorsed as a way to lift children and young families out of poverty.
The Bidens hosted their final Halloween trick-or-treat event. The first lady came as a giant panda
Read full article: The Bidens hosted their final Halloween trick-or-treat event. The first lady came as a giant pandaPresident Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, who dressed as a giant panda, hosted their final White House Halloween trick-or-treating event on Wednesday.
Broward elementary school principal goes above and beyond for students, staff
Read full article: Broward elementary school principal goes above and beyond for students, staffA Fort Lauderdale elementary school principal goes above and beyond every day for her students, their families and school staff, according to her colleagues.
Liberty University sued by former IT staffer fired after disclosing she's a transgender woman
Read full article: Liberty University sued by former IT staffer fired after disclosing she's a transgender womanThe nationwide debate over transgender rights is playing out on a personal level in a federal court lawsuit filed by a former Liberty University employee fired by the Christian school after disclosing her identity as a transgender woman.
Harris stays quiet on student loans as cancellation loses its political luster
Read full article: Harris stays quiet on student loans as cancellation loses its political lusterIn just a few years, the issue of student loan cancellation has gone from being a pillar of the Democratic Party to a political liability.
They came to America looking for better lives ā and better schools. The results were mixed
Read full article: They came to America looking for better lives ā and better schools. The results were mixedThe school system in Aurora, Colorado, is striving to accommodate more than 3,000 new students mostly from Venezuela and Colombia.
New Haven rejected plans for a Black college in 1831. Generations later, it's considering an apology
Read full article: New Haven rejected plans for a Black college in 1831. Generations later, it's considering an apologyOfficials in New Haven, Connecticut, are considering a public apology for a decision by city leaders in 1831 to reject what would have been the nation's first Black college.
Biden tries again at student loan cancellation, this time for those with financial hardships
Read full article: Biden tries again at student loan cancellation, this time for those with financial hardshipsThe Biden administration is moving ahead with a new path to student loan cancellation for Americans who face steep medical bills, child care costs and other types of financial hardship that prevent them from repaying their loans.
In Asheville, high school seniors make key life choices under the stress of Helene recovery
Read full article: In Asheville, high school seniors make key life choices under the stress of Helene recoveryHigh school seniors in Asheville are grappling with several important life decisions as they still recover from the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene on their region.
Broward County Public Schools updates calendar after hurricane related closures
Read full article: Broward County Public Schools updates calendar after hurricane related closuresParents and guardians of students attending Broward County Schools should take a look at the revised 2024-2025 school calendar, after an update by the district due to hurricane closures.
Miami-Dade Schools partners with BusPatrol to curb dangerous driving around school buses
Read full article: Miami-Dade Schools partners with BusPatrol to curb dangerous driving around school busesMiami-Dade County Schools and law enforcement have teamed up with BusPatrol to reduce dangerous driving around stopped school buses.
Louisiana's 2020 Teacher of the Year is trying to block the state's Ten Commandments law
Read full article: Louisiana's 2020 Teacher of the Year is trying to block the state's Ten Commandments lawLouisianaās 2020 Teacher of the Year, has filed a lawsuit challenging a new state law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom by Jan. 1.
In Pennsylvania, an influx of college graduates could push a key county toward Harris
Read full article: In Pennsylvania, an influx of college graduates could push a key county toward HarrisAll over the country, people with more education are leaning more Democratic, a shift that's reshaping American politics.
Spielberg, Spike Lee and Queen Latifah among standouts in US arts and humanities honored by Biden
Read full article: Spielberg, Spike Lee and Queen Latifah among standouts in US arts and humanities honored by BidenPresident Joe Biden has honored acclaimed filmmakers, writers and others who have made their mark on American culture, awarding the prestigious National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals to 39 recipients.
The White House public tour has been upgraded so visitors can see, hear and touch more
Read full article: The White House public tour has been upgraded so visitors can see, hear and touch moreJill Biden has unveiled what she's calling a reimagined White House public tour that was designed to teach visitors more about the mansion's history and events that unfolded in some of its famous rooms.