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With the added use of computers, iPads and even spell check one may think that handwriting is a thing of the past, but new research points out a correlation between good handwriting and good grades.
What was once considered by some to be a "rite of passage", bullying has now been thrust into the national spotlight.
What happens when tons of Federal money is handed out without any required accountability? CBS4 Investigator Jim Defede examines a tutoring program in Miami-Dade County under a criminal probe for allegedly bilking taxpayers for "ghost" students.
When it comes to physical education, most of us think of running laps, playing kickball, or other mundane activities. But, a new program in Miami-Dade County Public Schools is putting a creative touch on physical education.
When Miami-Dade students go back to school on Monday, some of them will notice their cafeterias have undergone high-tech, healthy makeovers and it's all about battling childhood obesity in South Florida.
Hundreds of part-time Miami-Dade County Public Schools food service employees have gotten a crash course on healthier food.
Bond was lowered Friday to $100,000 for a Miami-Dade health clinic owner who was arrested, along with two Miami-Dade public school employees after allegedly defrauding the county's medical insurance plan.
Two Miami-Dade public school employees were arrested for allegedly defrauding the county's medical insurance plan.
Miami-Dade County Superintendent Alberto Carvalho and United Teachers of Dade president Karen Aronowitz announced an agreement on the 2011-2012 school year that will prevent any teachers, and many clerical and school support workers from being laid off.
Miami-Dade and Broward's school districts have once again made the grade and are being considered for one of the nation's most prestigious education awards in the country.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has recommended that school district administrators and high-level clerical employees be given a pay cut.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools lead the way in the national "Let's Move" campaign, encouraging kids to achieve their physical fitness goals.
