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.

As attitudes shift, marijuana classes roll

This school doesn't have a problem with students not paying attention.

More changes possible for Bright Futures

Bright Futures offers two scholarships. The proposed changes would mean students need to get higher exam scores.

On tapes, Mass. teen denies high school stabbing

In a recorded jailhouse conversation, a teenager charged with fatally stabbing another student at a suburban high school told a friend he was being "persecuted" because he stayed behind to help the victim.

Young Inventors Cup shows the brightest in Tampa Bay

Ten young students compete for the chance to become the next great inventor

U.S. colleges court Hispanic families using espanol

For some Hispanic students, navigating the college application process can be a double-whammy: Balancing high school coursework with essays and interviews, and then translating the whole system for their parents, who don't speak English.

Bay area kids headed to see shuttle launch

NASA is on track for a pre-dawn launch of space shuttle Endeavour at Cape Canaveral. Stiff wind rattled the launch site this afternoon but forecasters are hopeful the gusts will die down in time for liftoff.

Deputies: Teacher forced student to touch her breasts

News of the arrest of a 6th grade geography teacher spread fast among the student body of Farnell Middle School.

Survey: Girl on girl fighting is up

A study by the National Survey on Drugs Use and Health finds one in four girls between 12 and 17 years old said they engaged in violent behavior some time during the last year, and nearly one in five say they've been in a serious fight at school or work.