Broward School Board member wants approved teacher raises rescinded
Board member Torey Alston is expected to make his case during Tuesday's board meeting
Board member Torey Alston is expected to make his case during Tuesday's board meeting
Boris Bastidas was named the school's educator of the year in 2023, according to a Chaminade-Madonna Instagram post.
Police stated that the relationship started out in a "maternal" fashion before the teacher began kissing the student on school grounds.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with the president of the Miami-Dade Education Coalition, a group trying to replace the teachers union in Miami-Dade County.
More than $175 million is being invested into teacher's compensation with hopes of retaining educators in the district.
Thanks to the Broward County School Board's 6-3 vote in favor of new contracts with the Broward Teacher's Union, educators can expect a bump in their paychecks.
Administrators with Broward County Public Schools on Tuesday reached a tentative agreement with the Broward Teachers Union to immediately raise the pay for current and new teachers.
Florida's largest teacher's union failed to get 60% of its members to pay dues, which is required under a new state law.
Florida's largest teachers union, United Teachers of Dade failed to meet requirements of a new state law that requires at least 60% of union members pay dues.
As part of a national effort, celebrities are taking over classrooms and raising awareness about our amazing educators.
This week, Broward County public school teachers will learn where negotiations stand on their compensation for next year.
Dozens of Broward teachers rallied in front of the district headquarters late Wednesday demanding better pay.
Jim DeFede investigates The Freedom Foundation's efforts to strip teachers unions of their power.
For the past several months, public school teachers across South Florida have been receiving mail pieces attacking their union and urging them to stop paying their union dues.
On Tuesday, the Broward School Board approved supplemental pay for non-instructional staff, including bus drivers, clerical, food service and campus monitors.
Florida teachers are faced with new standards when it comes to what they are allowed to say and teach under the Parental Rights in Education bill.
Najahe Sherman reports teacher Katrina Whittaker told CBS News Miami that being an educator has never been more challenging.
There are more than 100 classroom teacher openings, according to Broward public school district
Florida has more than 5,000 unfilled teaching positions
It's just ten days and counting until Miami-Dade students return to the classroom but new teacher orientation is already underway.
Teachers with Miami-Dade County Public Schools will receive a pay raise for the next academic year under a new tentative contract reached this week between the educators' union and the district.
The proposal to raise teacher salaries for Broward public school teachers was voted down 5-4 by the Broward School Board on Tuesday evening.
If approved, they could become some of the highest paid teachers in the state
Survey found 20 percent believe teachers carrying a gun would make schools safer
A South Florida high school theater teacher will receive the 2023 Excellence in Theatre Education Award on Broadway's biggest night.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell, Pope Francis called for "negotiated peace" in Ukraine and Gaza, noting the devastating effects war has on children.
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On Wednesday, 30-year-old Jose Hernandez, a former Miramar police officer, pled guilty to a first-degree felony of aggravated child abuse.
A large grass fire was slowing traffic on the southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike on Wednesday afternoon.
It looks like a regular gravel road on top of a levy, but underneath the stone is a huge "seepage wall." It's meant to keep water from the eastern edge of the Everglades National Park from seeping out and flooding nearby properties.
On Wednesday, 30-year-old Jose Hernandez, a former Miramar police officer, pled guilty to a first-degree felony of aggravated child abuse.
A large grass fire was slowing traffic on the southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike on Wednesday afternoon.
It looks like a regular gravel road on top of a levy, but underneath the stone is a huge "seepage wall." It's meant to keep water from the eastern edge of the Everglades National Park from seeping out and flooding nearby properties.
The Dolphins have a first-round draft pick for the first time since 2021
Miami Beach police have a new eye in the sky, which is the X10 drone.
Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 26 to discuss whether it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies.
The number of people traveling to Florida during the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared to a year earlier, according to estimates released Wednesday by the state's tourism-marketing agency.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said Walt Disney Parks and Resorts should drop a federal lawsuit that claims retaliation by the state and accept changes to a special district that long benefited the theme-park giant.
It's Back-To-School and that also means back to the lunch room, as breakfast and lunch are free to all Miami-Dade public school students again this year.
"It's a good day for America, it's a good day for Europe and it's a good day for world peace," Mr. Biden said in remarks from the White House.
The outcome of the immunity case before the Supreme Court will have significant ramifications for former President Donald Trump's federal criminal prosecution in Washington, D.C.
The USDA had floated banning flavored milk options from some school lunches.
A Texas grand jury indicted more than 140 migrants on misdemeanor rioting charges over an alleged mass attempt to breach the U.S.-Mexico border, a day after a judge threw out the cases.
Lawmakers argue the Chinese government can use the widely popular video-sharing app as a spy tool and to covertly influence the U.S. public.
Jim DeFede talks to former state senator Jeff Brandes, who runs the Florida Policy Project, which has been exploring solutions that include the role of vouchers and something called "upzoning."
Jim DeFede continues scrutinizing the three-plus decades during which Katherine Fernandez Rundle has led the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office. This week, Jim's guest is South Miami Mayor Javier Fernandez.
Jim DeFede talks to the CEO of Trulieve, the cannabis company that spent $40 million to gather the signatures to get the measure on the ballot.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with the political and community activist and former rap superstar, who talks about making a run for the Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick's seat.
CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede speaks to attorneys about Rundle's tenure as Miami-Dade State Attorney.
Federal officials say they're double checking whether pasteurization has eradicated the danger from possible bird virus particles in milk.
UnitedHealth said it paid the criminals behind attack that crippled hospitals and pharmacies to protect sensitive patient data.
The CDC estimates the U.S. could reach 300 measles cases in 2024 — more than the recent peak two years ago.
Health officials are warning consumers not to consume Infinite Herbs basil sold at some Trader Joe's and Dierberg's stores after 12 people were sickened.
Organic option is best when buying certain produce, especially blueberries, nonprofit group says in analysis of chemical residues.
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One consumer reported suffering a dental injury after eating Trader Joe's Chicken, Lentil & Caramelized Onion Pilaf product.
The company will keep its name and headquarters in Pittsburgh, but the United Steelworkers union voiced opposition to the deal.
For customers of SmileDirectClub, they were greeted with a message that they had shut down when logging on to its website.
CBP officials say the individually wrapped pink packages have an estimated resale value of more than $19,000.
For the first time in more than a year, the monthly board meeting of Walt Disney World's governing district was back to being what many municipal government forums often are — boring.
Taylor Swift broke her own records, Spotify said, and now owns the record for the top three most-streamed albums in a single day.
The singer was found deceased at her home, a representative said.
Anticipation was growing at a fever pitch before Taylor Swift's latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," dropped at midnight EDT. But it turned out it's actually a double album.
Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man," has died.