Miami-Dade County Public Schools are earning top marks, with 161 schools receiving the 2023-2024 Schools of Excellence designation in Florida.

Officials with Miami-Dade County Public Schools announced Monday that they will close all district schools and offices on Wednesday in anticipation of Hurricane Milton.

A 22-year-old man from Florida City surrendered to authorities Wednesday night after he shot another man who was attempting to intervene in a fight between a group of teenage girls, authorities said.

The 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project is making a return to Capitol Hill for the 53rd Annual Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference.

After not passing the last two years, Miami-Dade County School Board members voted again in regards to recognizing October as LGBTQ+ History Month at Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Broward County Public Schools administrators announced Sunday morning that a person had been arrested over threats.

An arrest has been made after a threat against a Miami-Dade middle school was posted on social media, a spokesperson for Miami-Dade County Public Schools told Local 10 News on Friday.

A teacher with Miami-Dade Public Schools has been arrested on child porn charges.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools students will receive free breakfast and lunch for the 2024-2025 school year.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools are bracing for a potential influx of migrant students as the district continues to recruit ESOL teachers and offers specialized programs to help foreign-born students acclimate.

South Florida school bus drivers are getting ready to roll out once again for the start of the new year.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools launched a week of professional training for over 400 new teachers on Monday.

Miami-Dade Public Schools Principal of the Year receives brand new 2024 Toyota Corolla with a three-year lease provided by Headquarter Toyota.

A Miami Northwestern Senior High School student graduated with perfect attendance throughout his whole school career, from Pre-Kindergarten until 12th grade.

A safety Initiative that Miami-Dade County representatives say will curb dangerous driving around school buses launched last month.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools hosted its annual prom for students with autism spectrum disorder, offering a vibrant and inclusive event.

Miami-Dade Public Schools is earning top marks when it comes to the best high schools across the country and in the state of Florida.

New details were released Monday, a day after a 3-year-old boy shot himself at a home in Homestead.

Miami-Dade Public Schools will soon pick its Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year.

At the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, Florida faced a staggering challenge: over 5000 teaching positions remained unfilled.

A teacher at Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High School is facing a felony pornography charge after police said he recorded a exposed himself at school in a video shared on social media.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools reached the highest graduation rate ever at 90.3 percent for the 2022-2023 school year, school officials announced Tuesday.

As high-rise towers go up across several Miami neighborhoods, the Miami-Dade school district is working to ensure developers pay for the school expansions needed to serve the students who will be living in the new developments.

The Florida Department of Education released the 2022-23 grades for the state’s 67 public school districts as part of the new progress monitoring testing system.

A Miami-Dade County Public Schools security guard was arrested Wednesday after trying to seduce three teenage girls on Instagram who attend the school where he was assigned to, authorities said.

South Florida school districts are working to educate students and families about a drug epidemic plaguing the nation.

Under construction in Miami's Brickell neighborhood is a new school site and workforce housing that Miami-Dade County Public Schools hopes will be a model for all future redevelopment projects.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools announced a plan to abide by Florida law requiring districts to review core instructional materials.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools will once again not be recognizing LGBTQ+ History Month after the school board voted against the measure this week for a second time.

Summer is officially over for Miami-Dade public school students as they head back to the classroom for the first day of school on Thursday.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ first day of the 2023-24 school year is on Thursday and there will be about 20 new electric buses to pick up students.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jose Dotres laid out his vision for the upcoming school year on Friday morning as teachers and students get ready to return.

Local 10 News received an inside look Wednesday at the new menu items being served to students for free at Miami-Dade County public schools.

A pay increase of 7 to 10% was still on the table on Thursday for Miami-Dade County Public Schools teachers and already some were celebrating.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools is now taking applications for parent volunteers who would like to serve on the upcoming Social Studies textbook adoption district review committees.

During the official launch of his 2024 White House bid on Wednesday night, Gov. Ron DeSantis talked about the recent controversy around a poetry book at a Miami-Dade County Public Schools library.

The Miami-Dade school district is responding to criticism over a decision to move a poem written by Amanda Gorman, the National Youth Poet Laureate, which was delivered at President Joe Biden’s inauguration, to a school library section aimed at older readers after a parent complained.

Law enforcement officials around South Florida say a social media threat made against a school has been deemed to be not credible.

Flooding remains a big issue Thursday in Broward County. Here’s what’s open and closed.

The 2024 Francisco R. Walker Miami-Dade County Teacher of the Year was handed the keys to a brand-new Toyota on Friday.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools confirmed that all of its schools are open Monday following a rumor that was posted on a hoax social media account.

How could a bus driver leave the door open to allow another person to join in on a brutal beat down? A mother has plenty of questions.

A 37-year-old physical education teacher from Homestead faced a charge of lewd and lascivious battery after Miami-Dade police said he had sex with a 14-year-old girl.

An arrest has been made after an 18-year-old student was shot Monday outside Miami Norland Senior High School in Miami Gardens, school district officials announced.

Friday night will be a very big night for Broward County Public Schools.

Miami-Dade Public Schools will pick its 2024 Teacher of the Year on Tuesday night.

Changes in migration patterns have impacted Miami-Dade County Public Schools before and it may be happening again.

With the impending hurricane impacting Florida, a number of schools and services have announced closures while some will remain open.

Parents are demanding answers after a gun scare Monday at Amelia Earhart Elementary School in Hialeah.

A student is facing charges after allegedly bringing a weapon to the Eugenia B. Thomas K-8 Center in Doral.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Broward County Public Schools will close Wednesday and Thursday as Hurricane Ian zeroes in on Florida, officials said Tuesday.

School districts in Miami-Dade and Broward counties are still searching for teachers.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Jose L. Dotres encouraged teachers to “connect and inspire” in an address Friday ahead of students’ return to the classroom Aug 17.

School and fun.

Miriam Torres said she loves to teach and she couldn’t imagine herself doing anything else.

More than 100 graduating seniors from Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ were honored in a special ceremony for their commitment to education.

Deborah Rubio graduated from the University of Miami in 1971 and started teaching in Miami-Dade County soon after. She is the longest working teacher in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Beginning Monday, the use of facial coverings is optional at Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Mask usage will still be encouraged for anyone who enters a school.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools will pay its new superintendent $370,000 a year.

Jose Dotres says he feels “a real sense of honor and a sense of urgency to get rolling” after being selected Monday night as the next superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Jacob Oliva said that if he is selected to serve as a Miami-Dade County Public Schools superintendent, it would be the honor of a lifetime.

On the last day to submit resumes for the open superintendent position, Miami-Dade County Public Schools has at least 10 confirmed candidates.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools has partnered with the county and health department to offer students and employees free, take-home, rapid COVID test kits on a first come, first served basis at select locations on Thursday.

All adults will be required to wear face masks inside any Miami-Dade County Public School facility, while students are highly encouraged to wear masks as they return to classes next Monday, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said Thursday.

A child sends a text to a parent saying a shooter is on campus.

A Miami-Dade County Public Schools student has been arrested for posting what police called a hoax social media threat that targeted a number of campuses.

The Miami-Dade School Board voted to allow its chair, Perla Tabares Hantman, to reach an agreement with outgoing Superintendent Alberto Carvalho.

After leading Miami-Dade County Public Schools for 14 years as the superintendent, Alberto Carvalho is preparing to take the helm of public schools in Los Angeles in March.

Four Miami-Dade County Public Schools students are facing charges over threats on social media about shootings at public schools.

The superintendent for Miami-Dade County Public Schools is being knighted by Spain for his work in expanding Spanish-language programs.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools has an online Covid dashboard, but there is a lag in data entry.

A Miami Lakes teacher is accused of inappropriately touching female students during a chess club meeting and during extra-credit math class.

A former band teacher at South Dade Senior High School was arrested over the weekend, years after he allegedly kissed a student on the mouth.

Superintendent Alberto Carvalho is scheduled to make an announcement on Tuesday about coronavirus pandemic safety rules at Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools partnered with the University of Miami Health System to have the pediatric mobile clinic visit eight schools in November to provide students with free vaccines.

Citing a decrease in COVID-19 infections, Miami-Dade County Public Schools is following Broward County Public Schools’ lead in easing coronavirus restrictions.Beginning Tuesday, wearing masks is optional for students at Miami-Dade’s traditional middle schools and high schools, as long as they bring a signed parental opt-out form.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools is loosening its COVID-19 policies, saying that masks are now optional at high schools and middle schools.

A Miami-Dade County Public Schools teacher was reassigned pending the results of an investigation into a relationship with a high school student.

A pedestrian was crossing a street in northwest Miami-Dade Wednesday morning when he was struck by a truck, authorities said.

Miami-Dade Schools police officers arrested a student armed with a weapon on Thursday at Lamar Louise Curry Middle School after administrators received an anonymous tip.

A man who works as a security guard and an assistant football coach for Miami-Dade County Public Schools was arrested Monday on a charge of sexual battery on a minor by an adult.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools teachers who decided not to receive the protection of any of the three COVID-19 vaccines available for free are dying.

Hundreds of students and teachers are testing positive for the coronavirus at public schools in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, officials reported.

Lakisha Williams, a mother of two teens, and her mother, Lillian Smith, both employees of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, died of complications with COVID-19 at Jackson South Medical Center.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho is scheduled to report on the first day of the 2021-22 school year at 3 p.m., on Monday.

A mask mandate is in effect as students and teachers went back to school Monday.

The School Board of Miami-Dade County is likely to side with Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s recommendation to implement a universal face mask mandate with a medical opt-out, a school board member said on Wednesday.

Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho announced Miami-Dade County Public Schools will implement a face mask mandate with an opt-out medical accomodation. The policy was still being crafted Monday afternoon.

The school boards of both Miami-Dade and Broward counties have decided to postpone making a decision about whether or not public school administrators will be requiring teachers, students, and staff to wear face masks indoors during the beginning of the 2021-22 school year.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has reversed course days after saying face mask use would be optional during supervised outdoor activities for the next two weeks of the school year.

For the first day of vaccination against COVID-19 for 12 to 15 year olds, sites were ready to accommodate.

Children 12 and up are now eligible to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and Miami-Dade County Public Schools is holding a series of upcoming vaccination events.

A high-school football coach was arrested Wednesday after being question by police over his relationship with a 17-year-old student.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools officers arrested a 30-year-old juvenile detention center worker on Thursday, accusing him of sexual battery.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Broward County Public Schools is conducting an internal investigation into what caused an outage on Monday when students were not able to connect to their teachers and into classrooms for online learning. The school district released a statement Friday that said they were “approaching the incident with the utmost seriousness”. Broward schools internet outage text to parents and guardians (Copyright 2021 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.) In September, Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ online learning was disrupted when a South Miami High School junior launched a cyberattack on their system. AdIn January, Broward County Schools experienced widespread internet issues on the first day of a return to online learning after a winter break.

MIAMI – The teen who confessed to hacking Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ online learning system in the fall was sentenced Friday to one year of probation, with a judge also requiring him to enroll in a program for troubled youth. Last month, Oliveros reached a deal in court to avoid jail time, but the official sentencing didn’t come until Friday. He responded: “That’s what I plan to do, your honor.”The first couple days of online learning in Miami-Dade were full of issues when access was blocked to one of the platforms the district was using. Oliveros, who was 16 at the time, was eventually arrested and confessed to what school officials called eight different distributed denial of service (DDOS) cyberattacks. And I apologize to my deepest condolences to everyone that has been affected by this in any way.”

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – An explosive moment at a local high school is documented on cell phone video. In the video, an adult appears to be slamming a student to the ground before blurting out an expletive and telling the student to “calm down.”It happened on Tuesday at South Dade High School when a fight broke out around 12:30 p.m. In the video, one teenager appears to have another in a headlock before adults try to break the fight up. “The safety of students and employees remains a top priority at Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The District is conducting a thorough review of the actions taken by a school employee who attempted to separate an altercation involving several students.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The union that represents bus drivers, food service, security, maintenance and custodial staff at Miami-Dade County Public Schools is mourning the deaths of three employees from COVID-19 in a span of just two weeks. Phyllis Leflore, president of the AFSCME Local 1184, said that maintenance worker Larry Williams died last weekend. She says his colleague notified the union that he had been admitted to the hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 about a week prior. NEW—AFSCME Local 1184 President says another M-DCPS district employee has died of #COVID19 - Maintenance Worker Larry Williams. This comes after the passing of M-DCPS school bus driver Donna Blatch ▶️👇 Her family says she died last Tuesday after testing positive for Covid-19.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Friends and family members are mourning the loss of a Miami-Dade County Public Schools bus driver who died after contracting COVID-19. Outside a bus terminal Tuesday morning, friends of MDCPS bus driver Donna Blatch offered a prayer to her grieving children. “Her just calling me, just calling me.”Miami-Dade schools bus driver Donna Blatche and her three children, Marcqise, Shatoria and Kanika. (WPLG)Donna’s colleagues are also frontline workers during this ongoing pandemic, and they explained that bus drivers continue to struggle with the fear of exposure. It read:“We are deeply saddened by the loss of Ms. Blatch, an incredibly dedicated bus driver and veteran Union member.