Tools For Schools team turns classroom in Miami Gardens into ‘Monopoly’ haven

WPLG Local 10 News (Education) 8/18 3:44P Mayte Padron

Tools For Schools, a partnership between Publix Supermarkets and Local 10 News, is helping to provide three schools with the supplies students need to be successful during this new school year. A team recently delivered boxes of school supplies...

Back to school for thousands of students in Miami-Dade still leaves many concerns

WPLG Local 10 News (Education) 8/17 7:22A Hatzel Vela, Ryan Mackey

On Wednesday, thousands of children from Miami-Dade County returned back to school. Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Jose Dotres visited several schools as thousands of students made their return to the classroom from summer break....

911 caller mistakes umbrella in man’s backpack for rifle near Miami Dade College

WPLG Local 10 News (Education) 8/17 4:22A Ian Margol, Amanda Batchelor

The Kendall campus of Miami Dade College was placed on lock down Wednesday morning after someone called 911 to report that there was an armed person on campus riding a bicycle. But authorities say the 911 caller mistook an umbrella in the man’s...

PHOTOS: Students return to school in Miami-Dade County

WPLG Local 10 News (Education) 8/17 2:23A

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Tools For Schools team turns classroom in Fort Lauderdale into ‘Coffee House’

WPLG Local 10 News (Education) 8/16 1:39P Mayte Padron

Tools For Schools, a partnership between Publix Supermarkets and Local 10 News, is helping to provide three schools with the supplies students need to be successful during this new school year. A team recently delivered boxes of school supplies...

Miami-Dade navigating teacher shortages, pandemic-era disruptions on eve of new school year

WPLG Local 10 News (Education) 8/16 10:37A Christina Vazquez

Ahead of the new school year, the superintendent in Miami-Dade County opened up about his plan for issues both COVID and non-COVID related that they may face. From teacher shortages to some students still struggling to meet grade level standards...

Broward County Public Schools superintendent says 1st day was successful

WPLG Local 10 News (Education) 8/16 9:24A Andrea Torres

Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Vicki Cartwright announced the first day of the 2022-23 school year went smoothly on Tuesday. Cartwright said the school cafeterias served 101,000 “healthy and nutritious” meals. She also said a...

Broward County Public Schools to launch bus tracking app

WPLG Local 10 News (Education) 8/16 1:38A Veronica Crespo

As Broward County Public Schools students head out for their first day of school on Tuesday, technology will soon be launched to track their school bus. The Here Comes the Bus app and website will allow parents of students riding public busses to...

PHOTOS: Students head back to school in Broward County

WPLG Local 10 News (Education) 8/16 1:17A

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Thousands of Broward County students head back to class after summer break

WPLG Local 10 News (Education) 8/16 12:56A Saira Anwer

Thousands of students in Broward County are heading back to classrooms Tuesday. At Fort Lauderdale High School alone, more than 2,200 students are expected to return to the classroom. “There is a lot of excitement in the air,” Principal Erin...

Tools For Schools delivers ‘The Sky Is The Limit’ message to classroom in Key West

WPLG Local 10 News (Education) 8/15 1:06P Mayte Padron

Tools For Schools, a partnership between Publix Supermarkets and Local 10 News, is helping to provide three schools with the supplies students need to be successful during this new school year. A team recently delivered boxes of school supplies...

Back-to-school countdown: Here is how Fort Lauderdale High prepares

WPLG Local 10 News (Education) 8/15 10:01A Hatzel Vela, Andrea Torres

At Fort Lauderdale High School, dozens of teachers in bright tie-dye T-Shirts were preparing on Monday to welcome back more than 2,000 students to their classroom desks on Tuesday. Erin Brown , who...

All Miami-Dade public school students to receive free meals for entire school year

WPLG Local 10 News (Education) 8/15 8:35A Amanda Batchelor

All public school students in Miami-Dade County will receive free breakfast and lunch for the 2022-2023 school year, the district confirmed on Monday. The change was made due to an amendment to the school board policy for serving meals to...

Broward teachers prep classrooms as first day of school approaches

WPLG Local 10 News (Education) 8/12 5:16P Hatzel Vela

At Hollywood Park Elementary School, the hallways are busy. With a brand new school year approaching, the Broward County school has brand new bulletin boards and books as teachers prepare to welcome students once again Tuesday. The return to the...

School District: Florida teacher never objected after pictures of famous African-Americans were...

WPLG Local 10 News (Education) 8/12 1:12P Steve Owen

A Florida school district is responding after a teacher quit when he said the district made him take down pictures of famous African-Americans from his classroom. In a statement, the Escambia County Public Schools district said that the teacher,...