Miami-Dade teachers union, district reach tentative agreement
United Teachers of Dade reached a tentative agreement with Miami-Dade County Public Schools after months of negotiations.
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United Teachers of Dade reached a tentative agreement with Miami-Dade County Public Schools after months of negotiations.
The United Teachers of Dade reached a tentative agreement with Miami-Dade County Public Schools after months of negotiations.
On this week's edition of Miami Life, Jim Berry introduces us to a South Florida woman who uses her musical passion to unite the community.
Tens of thousands of students in the Southeast are dealing with school disruptions after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc so severe — on homes, campuses and municipal power and water systems — that some districts have no idea when they will reopen.
Hurricane Milton, which made landfall on Florida's west coast late Wednesday as a Category 3 storm, led to closures across South Florida.
Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe County school districts said they will reopen on Friday.
As Florida braces for the impact of Hurricane Milton, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is extending the state's Price Gouging Hotline.
An appeals court revived a perjury charge against ex-Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie
Broward County Public Schools said their campuses would be closed Thursday as Hurricane Helene approached Florida.
For the first time ever, FIU came in at No. 46 in the rankings of public universities.
Some Florida school districts are rolling back a more comprehensive approach to sex education in favor of abstinence-focused lessons.
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood pledged to publicly identify students accused of making such threats.
Broward County Public Schools staff began a series of meetings to determine which campuses will close or reorganize next school year.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finds families typically pay as much as 60 cents per dollar for each electronic payment transaction.
Some decent-paying occupations are seeing job losses because of AI and changing consumer habits. Here's what to know.
The students showed their appreciation for the Tua Foundation with a full concert from the students.
Foganholi, who was appointed in 2022 by DeSantis to the Broward board, finished third in a primary election for the seat Tuesday.
Tens of thousands of students have left Florida's public schools in recent years amid an explosive growth in school choice.
For thousands of students across Miami-Dade County school starts Thursday morning and teachers are busy getting ready.
The mom of a teacher murdered during the 2018 high school massacre in Parkland, Florida, is finishing another summer of sending kids to camp in her son's honor.
Children in Miami-Dade County start school on Thursday and teachers at South Miami K-8 Center said they are excited.
There were no reports like those on Monday of long, slow-moving lines outside schools.
The new metal detectors at all Broward high schools caused chaos on the first day of school.
Starting this school year, cellphones are off-limits for Broward public school students.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with Broward School Board Chair Lori Alhadeff on a number of topics.
Owners announced the closure on social media; the restaurant has been a Las Olas fixture for 25 years.
Census data shows 7 in 10 Miami-Dade seniors are Hispanic, a community already hit harder by Alzheimer's than others.
Families and advocates use National Hazing Prevention Week to call for tougher anti-hazing enforcement.
Uncertainty over global oil supplies tied to Middle East tensions has pushed Florida's gas average to $4.28 a gallon, AAA says.
Investigators were called to a home near the 8300 block of Pine Drive in Pembroke Pines just after 7 a.m. Monday.
Owners announced the closure on social media; the restaurant has been a Las Olas fixture for 25 years.
Census data shows 7 in 10 Miami-Dade seniors are Hispanic, a community already hit harder by Alzheimer's than others.
Families and advocates use National Hazing Prevention Week to call for tougher anti-hazing enforcement.
"The Defendant cannot be expected to, nor will he, comply with the order of not communicating with other inmates," wrote Israel Encinosa, Sabatino's attorney.
Uncertainty over global oil supplies tied to Middle East tensions has pushed Florida's gas average to $4.28 a gallon, AAA says.
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Many Venezuelan immigrants are shunning Florida and turning instead to communities in places like Utah.
Alex Saab, 54, was deported in May by Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez to the U.S.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
The Democrat says rapidly advancing technology requires Congress to act before safeguards fall behind.
Families say months without court-ordered treatment can worsen psychiatric crises behind bars.
A former Republican Congressman turned Democrat, Jolly is running as a moderate voice, arguing that it is time for change after decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.