Miami-Dade Schools

The district hopes to lean on South Florida's agricultural industry to offer local produce to schools. It's an expansion of the district's Farm to School Program that has been in place since 2009.

Parents learned of one student with the disease on Tuesday. School district and state health officials say they are continuing to monitor for any potential outbreak.

School officials sent a letter to parents that confirmed a student had been diagnosed with measles.

Video counseling at school was never an option before the pandemic, but an analysis by AP has found the service is now so prevalent it exists in 16 of the 20 largest school districts, including several in Florida.

Amid multiple excessive heat warnings, the district is emphasizing heat protocols for athletes and students who do activities outside.

The lawsuit centers on settlements the attorney general's office reached with companies that manufacture, distribute or sell opioids — and similar lawsuits that the hospital systems and school board have filed.

Florida’s two largest largest school districts are dropping all mask mandates, allowing parents in all grades decide whether their children should wear a face covering.

Superintendent Alberto Carvalho says the number of students being quarantined has dropped significantly since school started. An easing of the policy would give parents an opt-out provision.

The Miami-Dade County School Board, the NAACP and other parties say the department did not have a legal basis for a rule aimed at preventing district mask mandates.

Those who died include teachers, bus drivers, a security worker and a cafeteria manager. "It is a bruising statistic that we need to absolutely internalize," said Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho.