Education

The dog became an unwitting symbol of the district’s server problem, her little tongue taunting those who tried to join classes online.

The college is accepting resumes up until a decision is made, something experts say could keep the public in the dark.

Alumni say the statements failed to adequately address the schools’ responsibility to confront racism.

The students say Murray’s actions are part of a larger problem of diversity and representation on the Broward County School Board.

An email from FIU tells students and alumni that in case they should die from COVID-19, their money is safe with the school.

School districts in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties are the first in the state to completely close in response to the spread of COVID-19.

Some Miami Dade College students feel they’ve been given an unfair ultimatum: their health or their grades.

According to the lawsuit, the alleged code violations could “result in life-threatening danger” to University of Miami students.

At any given place in Miami-Dade County, you’re likely being surveilled.

Modern times demand modern solutions — that’s why one Florida researcher argues it’s important to teach teens “safe sexting.”

A new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) warns that recommendations issued by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission are militarizing public schools in Florida and putting students at risk.

Last week, New Times published an article based on a new report by the nonprofit Education Reform Now on racial funding gaps in Florida’s public school system. Saturday, a spokesperson for the group informed New Times that the authors had mistakenly assessed the schools’ nonwhite enrollment, drastically altering the report’s findings.

The back-to-school season never seemed so grim. To the dismay of parents, bulletproof backpacks now join 64-count crayon boxes and binders on shopping lists for the new school year.

As Florida struggles to fill thousands of empty teaching positions, developers in the Miami area continue to erect expensive (and largely vacant) condo towers. This witch’s brew of scant affordable housing and abysmal pay for teachers has made Miami one of the worst metropolitan areas in the nation for an entry-level schoolteacher.

In a cramped studio inside Florida International University’s student union, two friends sit side-by-side in swiveling office chairs and sidle up to the microphone. Six spotlights radiate from above as one of them presses the “record” button.

A recent study by the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida shows that in Miami-Dade County, black children make up only 20 percent of the student population but account for almost 60 percent of student arrests. Following the report’s release, school board member Steve Gallon III has proposed that the board itself should analyze these disparities each year…

Technology today puts the world at students’ fingertips — but in many ways, education in some communities still lags behind. Despite a push for more science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) classes and programs in Florida, a large number of public school students still lack access to the real-world training necessary to prepare them for careers in science.

In a post-Parkland world, Florida lawmakers made an extremely logical and not-at-all-crazy move to prevent school shootings by passing a bill allowing teachers to bring guns to school and act as a scholastic militia. Since the passing of this legislation, researchers have some news: This actually won’t help at all.

As of mere days ago, it appeared David Hogg and Kyle Kashuv — two survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre who became activists on opposite sides of the political spectrum — were about to attend Harvard University together.

For the third year in a row, Verizon Wireless is offering a free STEM summer camp at Florida International University with the admirable goal of increasing minority representation in science and math fields. But apparently they forgot that girls, too, are underrepresented. The camp is for boys only.

South Florida counties may prohibit teachers from carrying weapons.

Besides the public’s opposition to arming teachers, there’s plenty of evidence it can be downright dangerous. New Times has identified a litany of troubling incidents involving Florida educators and guns, including many that have gone previously unreported.