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  Former Mayor Accused of Sexual Harassment Works at Girls' School in Miami

  September 12 at 8:34 a.m.

  In August 2013, longtime Commissioner Jose M. Diaz was appointed interim mayor of Sweetwater. It followed a corruption scandal that led to the expulsion of former Mayor Manuel Maroño. But soon after he took over the city's top office, Diaz was accused of sexually harassing a mayoral assistant.

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  First-Time Miami Teachers Spend 72 Percent of Income on Rent, New Report Says

  August 29 at 8 a.m.

  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.

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  New FIU Radio Show Gets Real About Sex, Consent, and Rape Culture

  August 5 at 8:57 a.m.

  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.

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  Miami-Dade School Board Wants More Racial Transparency in Student Arrest Data

  July 26 at 10 a.m.

  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...

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  FIU and Marine Science Group to Take Students on Shark Research Expeditions

  July 24 at 10 a.m.

  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.

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  Black Students Disproportionately Arrested in Miami's Public Schools, Report Finds

  July 4 at 9 a.m.

  For years, the Miami-Dade public school system has been aware of the so-called "school-to-prison pipeline," in which troubled students are arrested instead of being disciplined at the school level. Almost always, the kids swept into the criminal justice system are students of color. So as part of a national movement...