Deer Park & Woodlawn schools are the winners!

On Tuesday August 25, 10 Connects News this Morning anchors Ginger Gadsden and Keith Jones will showcase 2 schools live during our morning show.

Parents: What do you think of early release day?

By releasing students an hour earlier on Wednesdays, teachers will have extra time for planning, training, parent conferences and team building.

Hillsborough receives $100 million school grant

It is one of the largest domestic investments by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Hillsborough School District is a recipient.

Students drink more and more often if living in coed dorms

In the past 30 years, coed college dormitories have gone from rare to routine, with nearly all students who live on campus now sharing housing with members of the opposite sex.

Will cursive writing survive?

Many might say cursive writing is going out of style, but still some parents fear it isn't emphasized enough or even at all in school anymore.

Lakeland business helps teachers with free supplies

On Wednesday GLT will open its doors to Polk County teachers for a second time in a month. Up for grabs are stacks of paper, pencils, paper clips, folders, staplers, binders, and much more.

Texting school bus drivers?

School bus drivers in Miami-Dade County might soon be facing a ban on texting while they are behind the wheel.

Dwindling stimulus money could cost jobs

School officials worry federal stimulus money slated for education could soon run out and cost them teachers.

Child sent home to empty apartment

A central Florida teacher is under investigation after a 5-year-old girl was mistakenly placed on a school bus that drove her to an empty home at an apartment complex.

Seffner school fire has students in for big changes

Officials say the fire was isolated to one classroom but the smoke damaged about 15 of the 38 classrooms at McDonald Elementary School.