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Districts Attempt to Reengage Thousands of Chronically Absent South Florida Students
For many months, we’ve been hearing our local school superintendents and national educational leaders saying the pandemic would lead to learning losses among students. Now it’s happening. Thousands of kids are falling through the academic cracks. About 1,700 students in Miami-Dade and nearly 800 in Broward are considered missing by the public school districts. These are kids who have...
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Keeping Students on Track
The school districts anticipated it, and now it’s happening: the pandemic is causing thousands of students to fall through the academic cracks. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports
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As Covid Cases Rise, Miami-Dade Schools Ready to Deploy Rapid Tests
More than 600 people in Miami-Dade County Public Schools, including both students and staff, have tested positive for coronavirus since schools reopened seven weeks ago. The actual number is higher due to lags in populating the school district’s Covid-19 dashboard. Still, the superintendent maintains the district is doing a good job containing the spread of the virus. “Our promise…
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Miami-Dade Schools Gives Updates on Covid Plans
The coronavirus is continuing its surge across the country — including South Florida. So how does that impact our public schools? NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports
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Miami-Dade School Board Dumps Distance Learning Platform
All the drama happened around 2 a.m. Thursday, when the Miami-Dade County School Board voted unanimously to dump the distance learning platform known as My School Online, a product of the K12 company.
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MDCPS Votes to Eliminate K12 Virtual Software
It’s what’s caused major headaches for students and teachers across Miami-Dade County– their online platform for distance learning. Now the school board has cut ties with the program. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports
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Miami-Dade School Bus Employees Used Kids' Personal Info in Fraud Scheme
A dozen Miami-Dade School District bus employees have been arrested after authorities say they used the personal information of children to file fraudulent insurance reimbursement claims worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Former Students Suing Miami-Dade Schools Over Teacher Sex Case
The NBC6 Investigators reveal exclusive details in the case of a teacher accused of sexual misconduct.
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Judge Says ‘Substantial Number' of Women Could Lose Free Birth Control Coverage Under New Trump Rule
A U.S. judge said Friday that a “substantial number” of women would lose free birth control coverage under new rules by the Trump administration that allow more employers to opt out of providing the benefit on religious and moral grounds.
Judge Haywood Gilliam made the comment at a continuing hearing over California’s attempt to block the rules. -
More Police Departments Add Officers to Miami-Dade Schools
Police departments across Miami-Dade County have reached a tentative agreement with the school district to add officers to every school in the county, according to a news release.
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Brag About Your School: Young Men's Preparatory School
The first thing you notice is all the boys are wearing coats and ties. The second thing you notice is that there are no girls. Of course, you would not expect to find girls at a school called the Young Men’s Preparatory Academy.
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Cutler Bay High School Teacher Admits to Sexual Acts With Student: Police
A teacher at Cutler Bay Senior High School was arrested Friday for having an inappropriate relationship with a teen student.
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Miami-Dade School District's Mission to Bridge Tech Gap
The Miami-Dade School District is providing technology (in the form of computer laptops) to families who can’t afford it on their own.
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SWAG on 6: Ferguson High School's Abraham Cardenas
Whether it’s shooting pictures or video, Ferguson High School senior Abraham “AJ” Cardenas has a knack for it.
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Miami-Dade Students Wear Green to Stand Against Youth Violence
Students at Miami-Dade School District wore green Wednesday to stand against youth violence as part of the ‘Sandy Hook Promise’ initiative.
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Miami-Dade School District Cuts Testing Again
For the third time in the past three school years, the Miami-Dade Superintendent has picked up his axe to whack off a few more assessments.
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Miami-Dade Students Attend Coding Camp
iTECH at Thomas Edison High School is hosting the camp for ninth and tenth graders who are doing this because they want to, not because they have to. The 50 slots for the camp’s two sessions were filled almost as soon as the Miami-Dade school district announced the camp would happen.
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‘Success Coaches' Part of New Trend in Public Schools
For years, public school districts in South Florida have focused relentlessly on raising academic achievement. Now there’s a national movement to concentrate on factors outside of school that can lead to failure in the classroom.
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‘Late Night': Connie Britton Would Never Be a 911 Operator in Real Life
Connie Britton talks about how she prepared for her role on “9-1-1” and whether or not she would be a good first responder in real life.