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Cafeteria monitor removed from Coral Park Elementary amid abuse allegations against students
Read full article: Cafeteria monitor removed from Coral Park Elementary amid abuse allegations against studentsMiami-Dade County Public Schools confirmed Friday that an employee at Coral Park Elementary School has been removed from the site pending the outcome of an ongoing investigation into allegations of verbal and emotional abuse of students during lunchtime.
Parents at Miami-Dade elementary demand better access to special needs students amid policy changes
Read full article: Parents at Miami-Dade elementary demand better access to special needs students amid policy changesParents of children with special needs at Coral Park Elementary are sounding the alarm over new restrictions on their access to essential therapeutic services.
Ex-school security guard threatens to shoot staff after claiming son with special needs was mistreated, cops say
Read full article: Ex-school security guard threatens to shoot staff after claiming son with special needs was mistreated, cops sayA mother of a child with special needs, who also served as an armed security guard at Pinecrest Preparatory Middle School, was arrested Wednesday after Miami-Dade Schools Police reported that she made threatening remarks toward the school staff.
Biden's student loan cancellation is put on hold again after day of legal whiplash
Read full article: Biden's student loan cancellation is put on hold again after day of legal whiplashA federal judge in Missouri put a temporary hold on President Joe Biden’s latest student loan cancellation plan on Thursday, slamming the door on hope it would move forward after another judge allowed a pause to expire.
NYC accelerates school leadership change as investigations swirl around mayor’s indictment
Read full article: NYC accelerates school leadership change as investigations swirl around mayor’s indictmentNew York City is speeding up its switch to a new schools chief after Mayor Eric Adams' indictment.
More than 20 are feared dead after a school bus catches fire in suburban Bangkok
Read full article: More than 20 are feared dead after a school bus catches fire in suburban BangkokOfficials and rescuers say a school bus carrying young students and their teachers on a school trip caught fire in suburban Bangkok, leaving more than 20 feared dead.
This Week In South Florida Episode: Sept. 29, 2024
Read full article: This Week In South Florida Episode: Sept. 29, 2024Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Janine Stanwood interviews Michael Lowry, the Local 10 News Weather Authority hurricane specialist and storm surge expert, and Christopher Diaz, the leader of South Florida Search and Rescue Task Force 2 at work in Taylor County after Hurricane Helen. Stanwood also interviewed the mayors of Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale.
Kids celebrate Afro-Caribbean culture at junior carnival in Broward
Read full article: Kids celebrate Afro-Caribbean culture at junior carnival in BrowardA group of about a dozen kids wearing costumes with glitter, sequence, shimmer, and feathers followed Tricia Baptiste. Three were dressed as birds. A girl wore cobalt blue and silver to mimic a blue sea star. A man played Afro-Caribbean music beats.
Food for Thought: ‘Give Gardens’ promise a harvest of hands-on academic
Read full article: Food for Thought: ‘Give Gardens’ promise a harvest of hands-on academicHaving fresh food, saving money and connecting with nature are just some of the benefits of growing your own vegetable garden. And when you install gardens in public spaces, such as schools, those benefits include a therapeutic learning experience for students.
University of Wisconsin fires former porn-making chancellor who wanted stay on as a professor
Read full article: University of Wisconsin fires former porn-making chancellor who wanted stay on as a professorThe University of Wisconsin Board of Regents has voted unanimously to fire a communications professor who was seeking to retain tenure after his dismissal as chancellor of one of the system’s campuses for making pornographic films.
NYC schools boss to step down later this year after federal agents seized his devices
Read full article: NYC schools boss to step down later this year after federal agents seized his devicesThe head of New York City’s public schools system says he will step down at the end of the calendar year, becoming the latest high-ranking departure from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration amid an escalating federal inquiry.
FIU ranks top 50 for public universities, according to report
Read full article: FIU ranks top 50 for public universities, according to reportFlorida International University has earned top marks when it comes to the top 50 public universities in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report Best College 2025 rankings.
Weeks after a school shooting, students return for classes at Apalachee High School
Read full article: Weeks after a school shooting, students return for classes at Apalachee High SchoolStudents are set to return to classes at Apalachee High School on Tuesday, weeks after a school shooter killed two students and two teachers.
US-China research has given Beijing's military technology a boost, House GOP says
Read full article: US-China research has given Beijing's military technology a boost, House GOP saysA new report by congressional Republicans asserts that partnerships between the U.S. and China at universities over the past decade have allowed hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to aid Beijing in developing critical technology that could be used for military purposes.
US Naval Academy says considering race in admissions helps create a cohesive military
Read full article: US Naval Academy says considering race in admissions helps create a cohesive militaryA bench trial began last week in Baltimore federal court in a civil case over affirmative action at American military academies.
This Week In South Florida Episode: Sept. 22, 2024
Read full article: This Week In South Florida Episode: Sept. 22, 2024Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg interviewed David Aronberg, the Palm Beach State Attorney. Kimberly Leonard, of Politico; Marc Caputo, of The Bulwark; and Antonio Fins, of The Palm Beach Post, joined the TWISF Roundtable. Milberg also interviewed Joe Geller and Martin Karp, both candidates running to represent the Miami-Dade County School Board’s District 3.
Takeaways from AP's report on churches starting schools in voucher states
Read full article: Takeaways from AP's report on churches starting schools in voucher statesSome churches are launching new Christian schools on their campuses, seeking to give parents more education options that align with religious values.
Porn-making former University of Wisconsin campus leader argues for keeping his teaching job
Read full article: Porn-making former University of Wisconsin campus leader argues for keeping his teaching jobA closely watched First Amendment rights case in Wisconsin involves a former campus chancellor who was fired after making pornographic videos with his wife.
Pennsylvania state senator sues critics of his book about WWI hero Sgt. York
Read full article: Pennsylvania state senator sues critics of his book about WWI hero Sgt. YorkA Pennsylvania state senator and former Republican gubernatorial candidate whose support for Donald Trump drew him to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 is suing a Canadian university and nearly two dozen academics.
Days after posting mugshot of a boy accused of school threat, sheriff puts video of 2 teens online
Read full article: Days after posting mugshot of a boy accused of school threat, sheriff puts video of 2 teens onlineCommunities nationwide are being battered by a wave of school shooting threats, with emergency notifications and group chat messages sparking parents’ fears their child’s school could be the next Parkland or Uvalde.
New program will help inmates earn high school diplomas with tablets
Read full article: New program will help inmates earn high school diplomas with tabletsA top supplier of digital devices for U.S. prisons is launching a new program to help incarcerated individuals earn a high school diploma by using the company’s tablets.
Tough treatment and good memories mix at newest national site dedicated to Latinos
Read full article: Tough treatment and good memories mix at newest national site dedicated to LatinosAn adobe-style Texas building educated Mexican and Mexican-American children in classrooms that alumni call barracks.
Former Uvalde schools police chief makes first court appearance since indictment
Read full article: Former Uvalde schools police chief makes first court appearance since indictmentThe former schools police chief in Uvalde, Texas, made his first court appearance for his role in the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting.
Georgia official seeks more school safety money after Apalachee High shooting
Read full article: Georgia official seeks more school safety money after Apalachee High shootingGeorgia’s state school superintendent says he wants the state to spend more money to guarantee security officers and wearable panic alert buttons after a school shooting killed four at Apalachee High School outside Atlanta.
‘You’re going to find your a-- in handcuffs’: Florida sheriff has strong words amid rise in school threats
Read full article: ‘You’re going to find your a-- in handcuffs’: Florida sheriff has strong words amid rise in school threatsSchool threats are on the rise across the state and now one Florida sheriff is making a stern warning to kids and their parents.
911 calls overwhelmed operators after shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School
Read full article: 911 calls overwhelmed operators after shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High SchoolRecords released Friday show a Georgia county’s emergency call center was overwhelmed by calls on Sept. 4 about a school shooting at Apalachee High School.
Report says former University of Florida president Ben Sasse spent $1.3 million on social events
Read full article: Report says former University of Florida president Ben Sasse spent $1.3 million on social eventsA new report says former University of Florida president Ben Sasse spent over $1.3 million on private catering for lavish dinners, football tailgates and extravagant social functions.
A tech company hired a top NYC official's brother. A private meeting and $1.4M in contracts followed
Read full article: A tech company hired a top NYC official's brother. A private meeting and $1.4M in contracts followedA consulting firm run by the brother of two top New York City officials is facing federal scrutiny over his work on behalf of companies that were seeking city contracts.
Measure to repeal Nebraska’s private school funding law should appear on the ballot, court rules
Read full article: Measure to repeal Nebraska’s private school funding law should appear on the ballot, court rulesThe Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that a measure seeking to repeal a new conservative-backed law providing taxpayer money for private school tuition should appear on the state's November ballot.
Florida school district must restore books with LGBTQ+ content under settlement
Read full article: Florida school district must restore books with LGBTQ+ content under settlementA school district in northeast Florida must put back in libraries three dozen books as part of a settlement with students and parents.
Miami-Dade School Board votes no on LGBTQ History Month, unlike Broward
Read full article: Miami-Dade School Board votes no on LGBTQ History Month, unlike BrowardThe story of recognizing LGBTQ history, the way school districts historically recognize Women’s History Month, Black History Month or Hispanic Heritage Month has become a tale of two counties.
The Amazon's Ashaninka tribe restored their territory. Now they aim to change the region
Read full article: The Amazon's Ashaninka tribe restored their territory. Now they aim to change the regionThe Ashaninka of the Amonia River, inhabitants of the western Amazon, reclaimed their land from cattle ranchers 30 years ago.
Early childhood development nonprofit Brilliant Detroit set to expand nationally
Read full article: Early childhood development nonprofit Brilliant Detroit set to expand nationallyBrilliant Detroit, the early childhood education nonprofit that supports children in underserved communities “from belly to 8,” plans to expand its unique neighborhood-based holistic model beyond The Motor City.
Miami-Dade School Board votes not to recognize October as LGBTQ+ History Month
Read full article: Miami-Dade School Board votes not to recognize October as LGBTQ+ History MonthAfter 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.
North Carolina's public universities cut 59 positions as part of a massive DEI overhaul this summer
Read full article: North Carolina's public universities cut 59 positions as part of a massive DEI overhaul this summerNewly released reports from North Carolina's public university system to prove compliance with a new systemwide diversity policy show several DEI position cuts and reassignments were made.
Broward deputies arrest 9 students over violence threats related to schools since August
Read full article: Broward deputies arrest 9 students over violence threats related to schools since AugustBroward Sheriff’s Office deputies announced Wednesday that they have arrested nine Broward County Public Schools students over threats of violence last month and so far this month.
Harvard reports slight decline in Black students in wake of affirmative action ruling
Read full article: Harvard reports slight decline in Black students in wake of affirmative action rulingThere was a slight decline in the numbers of Black students in Harvard University's freshman class, which follows a Supreme Court ruling which struck down affirmative action in higher education.
US consumer watchdog finds that school lunch fees are taking a toll on parents
Read full article: US consumer watchdog finds that school lunch fees are taking a toll on parentsThe U.S. consumer watchdog has found that low-income families typically pay as much as 60 cents per dollar in fees when paying for school lunches electronically.
Student arrested after ‘noncredible threat’ made against Broward school
Read full article: Student arrested after ‘noncredible threat’ made against Broward schoolParents whose children attend one Broward County public school were notified Tuesday morning about a “noncredible threat” that the district became aware of Monday night, district officials confirmed to Local 10 News.
Most students in a Georgia district return to class nearly a week after a school shooting
Read full article: Most students in a Georgia district return to class nearly a week after a school shootingMany students in Georgia’s Barrow County headed back to class six days after a school shooting killed two teachers and two students at Apalachee High School northeast of Atlanta.
Trump said fixing child care would not be very expensive. Here are price tags for other proposals
Read full article: Trump said fixing child care would not be very expensive. Here are price tags for other proposalsAsked recently how he would bring down the high cost of child care, former President Donald Trump said doing so would be relatively “not very expensive” — at least, not compared with revenue from tax hikes he would impose on foreign goods.
A former NYC school food chief is sentenced to 2 years in a tainted chicken bribery case
Read full article: A former NYC school food chief is sentenced to 2 years in a tainted chicken bribery caseThe former head of food services for New York City public schools has been sentenced to two years in prison for a bribery scandal that resulted in children being served chicken tenders contaminated with metal and bone.
After teen’s arrest, Broward school board member suggests parents pay for cost of threats
Read full article: After teen’s arrest, Broward school board member suggests parents pay for cost of threatsBroward County Public Schools Superintendent Howard Hepburn held a news conference Monday afternoon to discuss school safety and recent school threats.
A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play?
Read full article: A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play?The remote Duck Valley reservation that straddles Nevada and Idaho has battled toxic contaminants on its land for decades.
Georgia school shooting highlights fears about classroom cellphone bans
Read full article: Georgia school shooting highlights fears about classroom cellphone bansThe shooting at a Georgia high school has highlighted concerns raised about a growing effort to ban or restrict cellphones in the classroom.
Walz touts Democratic record of defending LGBTQ+ rights, says Harris will advance cause if elected
Read full article: Walz touts Democratic record of defending LGBTQ+ rights, says Harris will advance cause if electedMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz touted Vice President Kamala Harris’ record of defending LGBTQ+ rights, pledging to a supportive crowd that she will advance their cause if elected president.
US higher education advocates welcome federal support for Hispanic-serving institutions
Read full article: US higher education advocates welcome federal support for Hispanic-serving institutionsFederal education advocates say colleges and universities that serve higher than average Hispanic student populations are vital to the goals of educational equality and economic opportunities.
As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies
Read full article: As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategiesThe stakes have gone up for students protesting the war in Gaza as U.S. colleges roll out new security measures and protest guidelines this fall in hopes of avoiding disruptions like last spring’s pro-Palestinian demonstrations, which led to some 3,200 arrests.
Arrest made after social media threat made against Miami-Dade middle school
Read full article: Arrest made after social media threat made against Miami-Dade middle schoolAn 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.
Inside the Georgia high school where a sleepy morning was pierced by gunfire
Read full article: Inside the Georgia high school where a sleepy morning was pierced by gunfireIt was the middle of second period at Apalachee High School in near Winder, Georgia, and the boy who few knew slipped out of his algebra class in J Hall again.
Maine law thwarts impact of school choice decision, lawsuit says
Read full article: Maine law thwarts impact of school choice decision, lawsuit saysA Christian school at the center of a Supreme Court decision that requires Maine to include religious schools in a state tuition program is challenging a state antidiscrimination law.
Donald Trump's youngest son has enrolled at New York University
Read full article: Donald Trump's youngest son has enrolled at New York UniversityFormer President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, has begun his first year of college this week at New York University, his father said Wednesday.
Broward County to install carbon monoxide detectors in over 200 schools after reported gas leaks
Read full article: Broward County to install carbon monoxide detectors in over 200 schools after reported gas leaksThe Broward County School Board is taking urgent steps to install carbon monoxide detectors in more than 230 schools following two recent gas leaks that sent several individuals to the hospital.
4 Las Vegas teens plead guilty in classmate's deadly beating as part of plea deal
Read full article: 4 Las Vegas teens plead guilty in classmate's deadly beating as part of plea dealFour Las Vegas teenagers have pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the fatal beating of their high school classmate.
Florida Gov. DeSantis announces funding for successful nursing education initiatives
Read full article: Florida Gov. DeSantis announces funding for successful nursing education initiativesFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference at a college in Florida on Tuesday morning, where he discussed future funding for successful nursing education initiatives in the state.
As Columbia resumes classes, student activists vow to carry on with protests against Israel
Read full article: As Columbia resumes classes, student activists vow to carry on with protests against IsraelColumbia University resumed classes with students sunbathing and eating ice cream on the lawn that was home to a pro-Palestinian encampment last spring.
Miami-Dade teachers union celebrates Labor Day with its existence on the line
Read full article: Miami-Dade teachers union celebrates Labor Day with its existence on the lineThere was a Labor Day tribute to workers and those in the trenches Monday at the United Teachers of Dade headquarters in Miami Springs.
Christa McAuliffe, still pioneering, is first woman with a statue on New Hampshire capitol grounds
Read full article: Christa McAuliffe, still pioneering, is first woman with a statue on New Hampshire capitol groundsChrista McAuliffe is still a pioneer, decades after she was picked to become America’s first teacher in space.
Florida law pushes elections on teachers’ collective bargaining in Broward, Miami-Dade
Read full article: Florida law pushes elections on teachers’ collective bargaining in Broward, Miami-DadeAnna Fusco, the president of the Broward Teachers Union, blamed Florida’s new “anti-union” legislation for requiring an election as part of the certification process.
Moms for Liberty fully embraces Trump and widens role in national politics as election nears
Read full article: Moms for Liberty fully embraces Trump and widens role in national politics as election nearsThis weekend’s gathering of Moms for Liberty has showcased how the group has moved toward fully embracing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his political messaging as November’s election draws closer.
Which skin care products should young girls use? Dermatologists recommend this simple routine
Read full article: Which skin care products should young girls use? Dermatologists recommend this simple routineGirls are bombarded on social media with advice from influencers touting elaborate skin care routines with high-priced serums, mists and creams.
Young girls are using anti-aging products they see on social media. The harm is more than skin deep
Read full article: Young girls are using anti-aging products they see on social media. The harm is more than skin deepYoung girls are buying up anti-aging products they see promoted on social media, with harmful effects for their skin — and their mental health.
A measure to repeal a private school tuition funding law in Nebraska will make the November ballot
Read full article: A measure to repeal a private school tuition funding law in Nebraska will make the November ballotNebraska's top election official says organizers have collected enough signatures to ask voters to repeal a new law that uses taxpayer money to fund private school tuition.
Why Black students are still disciplined at higher rates: Takeaways from AP's report
Read full article: Why Black students are still disciplined at higher rates: Takeaways from AP's reportRacial disparities in how schools discipline students received new attention at the outset of a national reckoning with racial injustice, but the results of reform efforts have been slow to materialize.
Trump questions acceptance of transgender people as he courts his base at Moms for Liberty gathering
Read full article: Trump questions acceptance of transgender people as he courts his base at Moms for Liberty gatheringRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump is lamenting the growing acceptance of transgender Americans.
Black students are still kicked out of school at higher rates despite reforms
Read full article: Black students are still kicked out of school at higher rates despite reformsIn the decade since Black Lives Matter, a spotlight has shined on inequity in education outcomes and, in particular, how exclusionary discipline disproportionately affects Black children.
After diversity pushback, some faculty feel left in dark at North Carolina's flagship university
Read full article: After diversity pushback, some faculty feel left in dark at North Carolina's flagship universitySeveral programs of diversity, equity and inclusion are at risk of elimination at North Carolina's flagship university after the University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted to scrap a previous diversity policy in May and replace it with a new one.
‘Unknown smell’ forces students to evacuate Piper High School in Sunrise
Read full article: ‘Unknown smell’ forces students to evacuate Piper High School in SunriseStudents and staff at Piper High School in Sunrise were evacuated on Thursday after authorities confirmed an “unknown smell” was detected inside the campus.
Tech detects Hialeah Gardens school zone speeders, fines 11.5K not stopping with Miami-Dade school buses
Read full article: Tech detects Hialeah Gardens school zone speeders, fines 11.5K not stopping with Miami-Dade school busesIn one day, 565 drivers ignored reduce-speed flashing lights in a high school zone and 340 in elementary and middle school zones.
Botched college financial aid form snarls students' enrollment plans
Read full article: Botched college financial aid form snarls students' enrollment plansAfter a long summer of technical glitches, most of America’s prospective college students finally applied for federal financial aid — an annual process upended by a redesign-gone-bad.
Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan
Read full article: Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt planThe Supreme Court is keeping on hold the latest multibillion-dollar student debt relief plan from the Biden administration, while multiple lawsuits make their way through lower courts.
Ukraine's children should see themselves as 'generation of winners' not war victims, first lady says
Read full article: Ukraine's children should see themselves as 'generation of winners' not war victims, first lady saysUkraine’s first lady wants her country’s children to view themselves not as a generation enduring a grinding war but rather as “a generation of winners.”.
Recent carbon monoxide, propane leaks prompt safety overhaul in Broward County Public Schools
Read full article: Recent carbon monoxide, propane leaks prompt safety overhaul in Broward County Public SchoolsBroward County Public Schools Superintendent Howard Hepburn issued a safety update Monday after concerns arose following a propane leak at an elementary school and a carbon monoxide leak at a high school less than a week apart.
Judge extends temporary order for transgender New Hampshire girl to play soccer, hears arguments
Read full article: Judge extends temporary order for transgender New Hampshire girl to play soccer, hears argumentsA federal judge has extended a temporary order for a transgender girl to play soccer for her high school team while considering arguments for a longer-term order and a possible trial as the teen and another student challenge a New Hampshire ban.
High levels of carbon monoxide detected at Weston high school for 2nd time in less than a week
Read full article: High levels of carbon monoxide detected at Weston high school for 2nd time in less than a weekCypress Bay High School Principal Kassandra Fried confirmed Monday that the school experienced a carbon monoxide leak for the second time in less than a week.