Friday

17-04-2026 Vol 19

Category: Education

Miami-Dade County Public Schools earn ‘A’ rating

Miami-Dade County Public Schools are earning top marks. According to the Florida Department of Education, the district once again earned an “A” for the 2024-2025 school years. According to...

Broward high school bands perform in DC for Fourth of July parade

Two high school marching bands from Broward County proudly represented South Florida in the nation’s capital during this year’s National Independence Day Parade. The reigning state champion Somerset Academy...

South Florida public schools expect ‘significant’ impact after feds funding freeze

South Florida public schools were preparing for the consequences of the U.S. Education Department’s hold on more than $6 billion from six federal grant programs nationwide. The Education Department...

WATCH LIVE: DeSantis rails against ‘woke accreditation cartels,’ previews higher education shake-up

Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a new plan to overhaul higher education accreditation in Florida during a press conference at Florida Atlantic University on Thursday morning. The conference began at...

BSO: St. Thomas student killed in fiery Pompano Beach crash; several classmates injured

A 16-year-old boy who attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School was killed and several of his classmates were hospitalized following a fiery multi-vehicle crash in Pompano Beach on Friday...

Miami-Dade school custodian accused of pushing employee down stairs; caught with loaded gun

A Miami-Dade school custodian was arrested Tuesday after police say he attacked a fellow employee at Van E. Blanton Elementary and was later found carrying a loaded handgun in...

Report: 22 UM students await evacuation from Israel amid rising tensions with Iran

Twenty-two University of Miami students studying in Tel Aviv are awaiting evacuation from Israel amid escalating tensions between the country and Iran, the Miami Hurricane student newspaper reported on...

Florida Board of Governors confirms Jeanette Nuñez as President of FIU

The Florida Board of Governors confirmed the appointment of Jeanette M. Nuñez as Florida International University’s seventh president. On June 2, the FIU Board of Trustees voted unanimously to...

Eco Hero winner starts lifechanging 2-week adventure in Australia

This year’s Eco Hero winner, a recent high school graduate, boarded her 21-hour flight to Australia on Saturday and landed in Melbourne to start her life-changing two-week adventure. Brielle...

Eco Hero winner: Aspiring conservation veterinarian to fly to Australia on Saturday

This year’s Eco Hero winner, a recent high school graduate, is flying from Miami to Melbourne, Australia on Saturday. Brielle Martinez, who graduated from the Terra Environmental Research Institute,...