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Flight school students lose hours, money for training after crash killed academy owner
Read full article: Flight school students lose hours, money for training after crash killed academy ownerStudents at Atlantis Flight Academy have been left in limbo after their flight school was suddenly shut down.
Miramar students take part in Don’t Trash Our Treasure event
Read full article: Miramar students take part in Don’t Trash Our Treasure eventMore than 400 young environmentalists from Somerset Academy in Miramar gathered to welcome Local 10 News' Luis Aguirre and Local 10 News for a Don't Trash Our Treasure event.
Miami-Dade high school students set to visit the White House Tuesday
Read full article: Miami-Dade high school students set to visit the White House TuesdayTen Carol City High School students are taking a historic trip to the White House on Tuesday and will participate in the official State Arrival Ceremony of the Prime Minister of Australia.
University of Florida students recover after fear turns Jewish Gators community vigil into chaos
Read full article: University of Florida students recover after fear turns Jewish Gators community vigil into chaosA plea from someone asking others to call 911 after a student fainted sent University of Florida students running in panic and trampling over others during a vigil in response to the Hamas attack on Monday night at the Turlington Plaza in Gainesville.
New Florida social studies textbooks omit some recent social issues
Read full article: New Florida social studies textbooks omit some recent social issuesStudents across Florida will be getting some new social studies textbooks for the upcoming school year — but they will be missing some recent social issues.
Florida Atlantic University students celebrate school’s first trip to Final Four
Read full article: Florida Atlantic University students celebrate school’s first trip to Final FourStudents at Florida Atlantic University are sharing videos of their ecstatic celebrations following the Owls win on Saturday that sent them to the Final Four.
Doctor says cases of monkeypox continue to rise among students, young adults
Read full article: Doctor says cases of monkeypox continue to rise among students, young adultsCommunity leaders are holding a rally on the campus of Florida International University in hopes of raising awareness about monkeypox among students.
Florida to schools: Don’t follow federal LGBTQ protections
Read full article: Florida to schools: Don’t follow federal LGBTQ protectionsIn a letter to the districts sent Thursday, Florida Education Secretary Manny Diaz said the proposed anti-discrimination language is not binding law and following the guidance could result in breaking state law.
Miami-Dade Public Schools offering take-home, rapid COVID test kits to employees, students
Read full article: Miami-Dade Public Schools offering take-home, rapid COVID test kits to employees, studentsMiami-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.
Foreign students returning to US, but below pre-COVID levels
Read full article: Foreign students returning to US, but below pre-COVID levelsA new survey finds that international students are returning to U.S. colleges in stronger numbers, but the rebound has yet to make up for last year’s historic declines.
University of Miami students go back to class with a mask
Read full article: University of Miami students go back to class with a maskUniversity of Miami students go back to class on Monday. The school released COVID-19 health and guidance measures on Friday, stating that masks are required in all indoor public spaces, including classrooms.
Miami-Dade County schools prepare for possible influx of students from Haiti and Cuba
Read full article: Miami-Dade County schools prepare for possible influx of students from Haiti and CubaMiami-Dade County Schools is preparing for a surge in enrollment of foreign-born students next month, following political instability in Cuba and Haiti, according to a news release Tuesday.
Hackers publican archivos después de que el distrito escolar de Broward se niega a pagar rescate
Read full article: Hackers publican archivos después de que el distrito escolar de Broward se niega a pagar rescateLos hackers que buscaron $40 millones en rescate del Distrito Escolar Público del Condado de Broward, que se negó a pagar, ahora han publicado casi 26,000 archivos robados.
New program at FIU allows students to hit ‘fast forward’ toward Master’s degree
Read full article: New program at FIU allows students to hit ‘fast forward’ toward Master’s degreeFlorida International University teams up with Broward College to help students earn their Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees simultaneously
Flooding forces students in 17 Miami-Dade schools to return to online learning
Read full article: Flooding forces students in 17 Miami-Dade schools to return to online learningMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Students from 17 Miami-Dade County public schools couldn’t return to their classrooms on Tuesday after Tropical Storm Eta caused flooding. Ten of the schools on the list are in areas of Miami Gardens and Hialeah. Three are in Miami Lakes, and the rest are in Opa-locka, Kendall, Key Biscayne, and Golden Glades. School administrators will be notifying parents and guardians if the school campuses will reopen on Thursday or if classes will continue only online. Milam K-8 Center at 6020 W 16th Ave., Hialeah Miami Carol City Senior at 3301 Miami Gardens Dr., Miami Gardens North County K-8 Center at 3250 NW 207th St., Miami Gardens Westland Hialeah Senior at 4000 W 18th Ave., Hialeah\PHOTOS
Back-to-school comes Monday for in-person learning in Miami-Dade County
Read full article: Back-to-school comes Monday for in-person learning in Miami-Dade CountyHIALEAH, Fla. – Miami-Dade brick-and-mortar schools are opening their doors Monday to some students. The students who will return to in-person learning Monday in Miami-Dade County public schools will be those in Pre-K, kindergarten and first grade, along with students with special needs. “We’ve been in schooling since Aug. 31, but tomorrow, Oct. 5, will be the first day of physical schooling,” Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said Sunday outside of Hialeah Elementary School. But school board member Marta Perez tells Local 10 that the schools are ready to go, despite a sooner-than-expected return. It was Tuesday when the Miami-Dade School Board had to quickly pivot, voting to reopen physical classrooms on Oct. 5 instead of Oct. 14 - a plan that had already been voted on and approved.
Miami-Dade public schools prepare for students' Oct. 5-9 return to classrooms
Read full article: Miami-Dade public schools prepare for students' Oct. 5-9 return to classroomsMiami-Dade County public schools are preparing on Wednesday for students to start their return to classrooms in phases from Oct. 5-9. If parents change their minds and they want their children to return to the classroom, they will need to complete the school’s change of declaration form. High school students' schedules will revert to a 7:20 a.m. start time beginning on Oct. 7 at both the schoolhouses and on My School Online. Students grades 7-8 and 11-12 will return on Oct. 9. The district’s reopening schools' page is hereSource: Here is a link to the latest 65-page M-DCPS Reopen Smart, Return Safe guideRELATED STORIES
Gov't: New foreign students can't enter US if courses online
Read full article: Gov't: New foreign students can't enter US if courses onlineThe announcement primarily affects new students hoping to enroll at universities that will provide classes entirely online as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The new order was released Friday as a clarification to earlier guidance from March 9 that suspended existing limits around online education for international students. They said many colleges had already prepared housing for international students, even at universities offering online instruction only. It's likely to deliver a financial hit to colleges that rely on revenue from international students, who typically pay higher tuition rates. The nation attracted roughly 1.1 million international students in the 2018-19 school year.
Harvard, MIT sue to block ICE rule on international students
Read full article: Harvard, MIT sue to block ICE rule on international studentsThe lawsuit, filed in Boston's federal court, seeks to prevent federal immigration authorities from enforcing the rule. The guidance says international students won't be exempt even if an outbreak forces their schools online during the fall term. The guidance was released the same day Harvard announced it would be keeping its classes online this fall. Many schools have also come to depend on tuition revenue from international students, who typically pay higher tuition rates. It creates an urgent dilemma for thousands of international students who became stranded in the U.S. last spring after the coronavirus forced their schools to move online.
3 students injured when storms break through school gym
Read full article: 3 students injured when storms break through school gymSAMPSON COUNTY, N.C. – Wild video shows the moment a severe storm blew through a school gym in North Carolina on Monday, injuring three students. The back part of the Union Intermediate Elementary School gym can be seen falling down as about 25 children ran the other way to safety. As the students ran, bricks and wooden beams began to fall. The injured children were taken to the hospital with undisclosed injuries, although they are expected to be fine, WTVD reports. “What a blessing it is that only three students were injured and those three students are going to be okay,” said school spokesperson Wendy Cabral.