Broward School District approves supplemental pay for non-instructional staff
On Tuesday, the Broward School Board approved supplemental pay for non-instructional staff, including bus drivers, clerical, food service and campus monitors.
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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.
An estimated 550,000 of the country's 3 million K-12 teachers would choose to carry a firearm at school if allowed, the survey found.
Teachers unions have quickly filed a constitutional challenge to a new Florida law that places additional restrictions on public-employee unions, describing the measure as political retaliation by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Nicole Lauren reports the governor said the measures are meant to protect teachers.
Florida continues to rank at the bottom of the nation's average when it comes to teacher pay.
Florida Education Association is reporting 5,294 teacher vacancies for the year
A new Harvard study found that drinking about two to three cups of caffeinated coffee or one to two cups of tea daily was associated with up to an 18% lower risk of developing dementia.
Cash donations, along with essential supplies, can make the biggest difference as South Florida continues supporting earthquake survivors in Venezuela.
An 18-year-old McDonald's employee is facing multiple charges after police said he opened fire during a targeted confrontation in a Hallandale Beach parking lot.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
Miguel Reyes Rodriguez, 32, was charged with aggravated cruelty to animals among other charges.
A new Harvard study found that drinking about two to three cups of caffeinated coffee or one to two cups of tea daily was associated with up to an 18% lower risk of developing dementia.
Cash donations, along with essential supplies, can make the biggest difference as South Florida continues supporting earthquake survivors in Venezuela.
An 18-year-old McDonald's employee is facing multiple charges after police said he opened fire during a targeted confrontation in a Hallandale Beach parking lot.
CBS Miami, Neighbors 4 Neighbors and Global Empowerment Mission are collecting donations to help families affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.
From major concerts and waterfront fireworks to hometown parades and family festivals, South Florida communities are celebrating America's 250th birthday.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The Supreme Court overturned a 90-year-old decision that allowed Congress to shield members of certain independent agencies from being fired by the president at will.
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count mail ballots that are cast by Election Day but arrive later, rejecting a GOP challenge to a Mississippi law.
A unanimous federal jury found that a preponderance of evidence supported Carroll's claim that Mr. Trump sexually abused her.
The U.S. military says it hit Iranian targets over Iran's drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strikes on Iran since the two countries formally agreed to extend a ceasefire last week.
A judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to either release unredacted versions of several files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein or explain why it can't do so.
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
The 29-year-old attorney is hoping to stand out from the pack by going after young voters.
More than two decades after voters were promised a new facility to treat people with mental illnesses, rather than warehousing them in the county jail, the Miami-Dade County Commission gave final approval on Tuesday to open the Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery.
There are seven Democrats in the race and whoever wins the primary in August will almost certainly be elected to Congress, since this is the most Democratic district in the state.
Democratic CFO candidate Annette Taddeo says she is running to strengthen oversight of Florida's insurance industry and better protect homeowners.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
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.
Carín León sees the World Cup as something that pulls different cultures together.
There appear to be new clues about the location of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."