They packed up food, water and extra clothes and set off.

President Donald Trump is ordering U.S. schools to stop teaching what he views as “critical race theory” and other material dealing with race and sexuality or risk losing their federal money.

A temporary freeze imposed briefly this week by the White House on federal grants and loans left many students wondering about the impact to the FAFSA form used to apply for financial aid.

Private school vouchers and other school choice initiatives would expand under an order coming from President Donald Trump telling government agencies to repurpose federal dollars.

The 2026 Francisco R. Walker Miami-Dade County Teacher of the Year has been announced.

Local 10 invites all art teachers and students, from grades Pre-K to 12, to participate in our 8th Annual eARTh Day Art Contest. The popular contest awards schools that display passion for the environment, social responsibility and artistic ability.

New results from a national exam find that America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math.

A White House directive to pause federal grants and loans has raised uncertainty for many universities, states and nonprofit organizations.

As the White House paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching executive order, early childhood education centers and states discovered Tuesday they could no longer access money they rely on to provide care for some of the nation’s neediest families and children.

A 15-year-old New York boy accused of making online threats to shoot and kill students and staff at a Pembroke Pines charter school will remain in custody in Broward County, a judge ruled Tuesday.

A 15-year-old New York boy accused of making online threats to shoot and kill students and staff at a Pembroke Pines charter school will remain in custody in Broward County, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Parents enrolling children in Oklahoma public schools will be required to provide proof of their child’s U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status under a proposal rule approved by the State Board of Education.

Many school principals around the country are bracing for the possibility of having to deal with President Donald Trump’s new immigration policies.

The 2026 Francisco R. Walker Miami-Dade County Teacher of the Year will soon be announced.

A high school senior in South Florida has an out-of-this-world grade-point average.

The Ivy League will not join the antitrust settlement that allows schools to pay their players directly.

The Supreme Court has agreed to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma.

Several federal agencies have begun removing resources for underrepresented Americans from their webpages following President Donald Trump’s executive order cracking down on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

Utah lawmakers have advanced a bill that experts say would establish one of the most restrictive labor laws in the country.

Authorities are seeking the public’s help to identify a young child who they say was abandoned outside North Miami Elementary School on Thursday morning.

Applications are now open for Miami-Dade County District 1 high school students to join a spring break expedition exploring pivotal civil rights landmarks across the South.

As President Donald Trump cracks down on immigrants in the U.S. illegally, some families are wondering if it is safe to send their children to school.

Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals has named “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo as its 2025 Woman of the Year.

Donald Trump has promised sweeping actions in his second administration.

A court settlement that would require colleges to pay athletes billions for their play is not going to settle the debate over amateurism in NCAA sports.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from parents in suburban Washington who want to pull their children from elementary school classes that use books featuring LGBTQ characters.

IMSA arranged for 27 high school students who excel in STEM programs to come to the speedway to educate the teens on how many opportunities exist in motorsports for those interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

A man was arrested Thursday afternoon near a school in northwest Miami-Dade after police said he attempted to kidnap a student, prompting a campus lockdown.

An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said “So I raped you” has been ordered jailed without bail.

The Los Angeles wildfires have forced thousands of students to relocate to other schools.

The U.S. Department of Education says plans for colleges to pay athletes directly for their name, image and likeness deals would run afoul of Title IX.

An acclaimed opera singer is suing officials at the University of Michigan.

A 14-year-old suspect appeared in court Thursday in connection with last year’s threat against Somerset Academy in Pembroke Pines, despite having no known connection to the school or South Florida.

Officials in Slovakia say an 18-year-old student fatally stabbed two people at a high school.

Many colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism on their campuses have been settling with federal civil rights investigators in the weeks before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who urged a tougher response to campus protests against the war in Gaza.

Police on Wednesday announced the arrest three of individuals, including two teenagers, in connection with a threat that they said was made against Somerset Academy in Pembroke Pines on Nov. 9, 2024.

More than 260,000 former students of the now-defunct for-profit Ashford University are getting their student loans erased as the Biden administration presses ahead with debt forgiveness in its final days.

While Republican states were working to limit school history lessons and ban transgender athletes, President Joe Biden’s education chief said he was focused on what matters — putting more social workers in schools, expanding summer school and building a pipeline of new teachers.

Timothy “Chaz” Stevens, a free speech activist, said he found an opportunity in Broward County.

A Florida state lawmaker has filed a bill that would ban some of the state’s public colleges and universities from admitting students who are in the country without legal permission.

Local 10 News has obtained dashcam video footage of the moments when authorities said a 58-year-old Broward County principal was arrested for impersonating a deputy during a traffic stop on Florida’s Turnpike last week.

Award winning actor Jon Hamm, best known for his roles on “Mad Men” and, more recently, on “Fargo” and “Landman,” has been named 2025 Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.

Despite failing to deliver his promise for broad student loan forgiveness, President Joe Biden has now overseen the cancellation of student loans for more than 5 million Americans — more than any other president in U.S. history.

The wildfires tearing through Los Angeles have taken lives and thousands of homes.

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, many elected officials in Republican and Democratic states are preparing to either aid or oppose his policies.

Conservative lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to introduce more Christianity to public school classrooms, testing the separation of church and state.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference at a private school in Jacksonville Friday morning.

Ed Sheeran wants people to take music in schools seriously.

The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found that they overstepped the president’s authority.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed legislation that boosts the rights of parents to know when schools are changing their child’s health care or preparing to present lessons involving sexuality or gender.

A 58-year-old Broward County man was arrested Tuesday after authorities said he impersonated a police officer during a traffic stop on the Florida Turnpike, claiming to be a reserve deputy and even stating he was the cousin of basketball star Shaquille O’Neal.

New research indicates students are paying significantly less to attend public universities than they were a decade ago.

Schools around the country are reviewing what to do if immigration agents come knocking as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office after campaigning on a pledge to deport millions of people.

Pope Francis has warned that bullying in schools prepares students for war rather than peace.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has asked for the immediate resignation of regents at Western New Mexico State University after revelations of wasteful spending and failures in financial oversight.

University of Miami basketball coach Jim Larrañaga announced his resignation Tuesday, less than two years after leading the Hurricanes to their historic first Final Four appearance.

One-third of Turkey's children live in poverty, with many forced to work to support their struggling families.

A 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 “harmful” materials to minors.

Thirty 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.

The 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.

The Madison, Wisconsin, police chief has been named as the chief of police in Seattle.

Artificial 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.

A 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.

President Joe Biden’s administration has started to withdraw pending regulations that won’t be finalized by the time he leaves office.

Some U.S. colleges and universities are advising international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated.

A judge has refused to allow a Michigan school shooter to withdraw his guilty plea to two dozen charges, including terrorism and first-degree murder.

An 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.

A new documentary about teacher Christa McAuliffe focuses more on how she still inspires others and less on her fate aboard the space shuttle Challenger.

New 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.

Local 10 has some exciting news to share! The Eco Hero contest is back and we are thrilled to announce our most ambitious destination yet: AUSTRALIA!

Police 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 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 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.

A 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 is planning to renovate a crumbling stadium in one of the city's most diverse neighborhoods for its new professional women's soccer team.

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.

Jill Biden says she has closed the book on teaching at Northern Virginia Community College.

Police 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.

A 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 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.

Reliance on school buses has been waning for years as districts struggle to find drivers and more students attend schools far outside their neighborhoods.

Local 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.

A new proposal for changes at public schools highlighted a painful reality: Student enrollment has significantly decreased at Broward Estates Elementary in Lauderhill.

Dr. Robert “Bob” Parks, a dedicated champion of education and a fixture in Broward County’s school system, died late last month at the age of 76, according to his online obituary obtained by Local 10 News Wednesday.

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Boston parents who claimed a temporary admissions exam policy for the city’s elite high schools discriminated against white students and those of Asian descent.

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Wisconsin parents who wanted to challenge a school district’s guidance for supporting transgender students.

An 18-year-old student was arrested Thursday after he repeatedly punched a teacher at his school, authorities said.

The stars of ABC’s hit show Shark Tank brought their entrepreneurial expertise to Florida Atlantic University on Wednesday, delivering a real-life business lesson to a captivated audience.

Wisconsin’s upcoming Supreme Court election already had high stakes, with majority control on the line.

Vice President Kamala Harris and breakout pop star Chappell Roan were among the most talked-about people this year.

It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history.

A judge’s overturning of Wisconsin’s 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.

Years after COVID-19 disrupted American schools, nearly every state is still struggling with attendance.

Art Week is back in South Florida and a group of artists from around the world are partnering up to revive a historic school in North Miami.

Brown University has transferred ownership of a portion of its land in Bristol, Rhode Island to a preservation trust established by the Pokanoket Indian Tribe.

Wisconsin 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.

Former U.K. Conservative Party leader William Hague has been elected chancellor of Oxford University, one of the most prestigious positions in British academia.

Regardless 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.

A Broward County educator has been arrested on some disturbing allegations.

The love of books starts early at The Miami Book Fair’s Children’s Alley, which has a schedule of theatrical performances, interactive science activities, hands-on crafts, and story times.