During a meeting on Wednesday, Miami-Dade County School Board members unanimously sponsoring an item which formally supports re-engaging with the city of Miami on the plan to expand the public school iPrep on public land in Biscayne Park.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg is joined by Florida State Rep. Christine Hunchofsky, Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner and Miami-Dade School Board members Dr. Steve Gallon and Roberto Alonso.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg is joined by Florida State Rep. Christine Hunchofsky, Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner and Miami-Dade School Board members Dr. Steve Gallon and Roberto Alonso.

It started with a permission slip and a parent who questioned why her child’s school needed her permission for a Black History Month event.

A few weeks ago, Jill Peeling was in disbelief when she received a permission form and her daughter asked her to sign it so she could participate in Black History class.

At Miami-Dade schools, parents are now required to sign permission slips any time outsiders come into the school, including people there for educational events, like Black History Month. Some are calling the policy ambiguous.

February marks Black History Month, an important topic being taught at South Florida schools, but now parents are being asked to sign off on whether or not they want their children to participate in some of the educational events.

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

A 33-year-old man whose father serves as a Miami-Dade school board member stands accused of trying to kill a police officer in Miami-Dade County.

Amanda Prieto is among more than 1,500 parents who have applied to sit on the Miami-Dade County Public School’s social studies textbook review committee.

The state board of education voted Wednesday to ban lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity from grades four through 12, expanding the law critics call “Don’t Say Gay.”

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg welcomed Steve Gallon, Lucia Baez-Geller, Pierre Rutledge, Aramis Ayala and Carla Spalding.

Last week controversy and confusion led Miami-Dade’s school board to reject an LGBTQ history month.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney welcome Miami-Dade School Board members Marta Perez and Dr. Steve Gallon, Miami Commissioner Ken Russell, professor and political analyst Sean Forman and attorney and legal analyst Gail Levine.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney welcome Miami-Dade School Board members Marta Perez and Dr. Steve Gallon, Miami Commissioner Ken Russell, professor and political analyst Sean Forman and attorney and legal analyst Gail Levine.

Four Miami-Dade School Board members voted to keep a sex health education text in middle and high school classes were outvoted by five of their fellow board members.

On Wednesday, the Miami-Dade School Board will decide whether two sex education text books will end up in the classroom.

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

South Florida students are heading back to class Monday following the long winter break.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Michael Putney is joined by Dr. Geeta Nayyar, Miami-Dade School Board Vice Chair Dr. Steve Gallon, Miami Herald editorial page editor Nancy Ancrum and Sun Sentinel editorial page editor Steve Bousquet.

Last week public schools in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties adopted new mask policies.

Broward County schools are now following Miami-Dade in saying students are encouraged to wear masks but it is not mandatory after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis put a new law about mask mandates into effect.

If Miami-Dade County Public Schools don’t comply with the state’s ban on mask mandates, the district will lose funding.

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic hitting another surge, it's causing big concern for social distancing in the classroom.

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

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Broward School Board Vice Chair Steve Gallon, Chief Nursing Executive at Memorial Healthcare System Maggie Hansen and humanitarians Dr. Barth Green and Stacy House.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Broward School Board Vice Chair Steve Gallon, Chief Nursing Executive at Memorial Healthcare System Maggie Hansen and humanitarians Dr. Barth Green and Stacy House.

Sunday marks the end of a 48-hour deadline for two Florida school districts, Broward and Alachua counties, that defied the state law against mandatory masks at schools.

On Wednesday, the Miami-Dade School Board is expected to make a decision on face masks.

While a Miami-Dade County School District committee met in downtown Miami Wednesday, a rally was held outside in support of students and staff members wearing face coverings in class.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Florida received hundreds of thousands of doses of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday. Meanwhile, parents in Miami-Dade County who want to get their children tested for the novel coronavirus can do so for free. That further concered teachers and staff who had been getting less-accurate antigen testing, until the school board started asking questions. Dr. Steve Gallon, who serves on the Miami-Dade School Board, drew comparisons to the no-bid process that brought in the failed K-12 virtual school platform. For more information on the UM Pediatric Mobile Clinic, including a schedule of where it will be, click here.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The Miami-Dade School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to delay the start of in-person instruction to at least Oct. 14. On Tuesday, School Board Member Dr. Steve Gallon made a motion to delay the start of a staggered return until Oct. 5. School Board members then decided to push that date even further back. It was emotional,” School Board Member Lubby Navarro said. One school board member also showed concern over not having enough staff to do all of this.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. The Miami-Dade County School Board voted unanimously early Thursday morning to stop using its current online learning platform, My School Online, following two weeks of issues during the start of the 2020-2021 school year, Dr. Steve Gallon confirmed to Local 10 News. Gallon is the vice chair and elected District 1 School Board member for Miami-Dade County Schools. School officials said there is no financial consequence to the change because the contract with My School Online was never fully executed. At the first full board meeting since Miami-Dades virtual learning meltdown and subsequent finger pointing, there are lots of decisions to be made. We are very pleased that the school board made the decision to end the use of the K12 platform for our teachers and students, the statement read.

There has been unprecedented scrutiny into the aborted start to the Miami-Dade County school year. The shifting blame, the multi-million-dollar contract with a failed product and hundreds of thousands of families left in an education void. Miami-Dade School Board Vice Chair Dr. Steve Gallon challenged the official narrative this week during a board meeting. Thats where nine board members who set policy for the district discovered some startling facts for the first time. Gallon joined This Week in South Florida hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg to discuss.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami Dade School Board met Wednesday to discuss the cyber attacks and other slowdowns that have been plaguing the district since it began its online learning platform Monday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation told Local 10 they are assisting Miami-Dade Schools Police. “It’s something we have never dealt with, not only internally, but our local law enforcement partners haven’t either,” Commander Edwin Lopez, Miami-Dade School Police, said. School board member and Vice Chair Steve Gallon said the online experience was an utter failure. There were also questions about the K-12 online platform itself and the $15.3 million contract.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. Miami-Dade County Public Schools reported more issues Wednesday on the third day of online learning. M-DCPS continues to be targeted by cyber attacks, the school district posted to Twitter. Comcast became aware of an issue impacting the Miami Dade School District network, causing many families to be unable to access the learning site as the school day began. We are continuing to monitor the situation and are working with the school district and law enforcement to ensure this doesnt happen again. Gallon said M-DCPS is the fourth largest school district in the nation with a $5.5 billion budget and nearly 275,000 students, so its fair to anticipate schools would be a target to cyber attacks.