Swim-A-Thon raises $50,000 for Gulliver, Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
More than 170 swimmers of all ages, including five-year-olds on noodles, raised more than $50,000 at Gulliver Schools’ recent second annual Make a Splash Swim- A-Thon at the Preparatory Campus...
View ArticleCoral Reef chorus students chosen for All-State Chorus
Nineteen Coral Reef Senior High School chorus students have competed and have been selected as members of the 2012 Florida All-State Chorus.
View ArticleSouth Florida Ford and Lincoln dealers seek candidates for their Salute to...
Salute to Education, the scholarship program funded by the South Florida Ford and Lincoln dealers for the past 18 years, has announced that it is currently accepting applications online for one of...
View ArticleApplications being accepted for Miami police scholarship
Interested in becoming a police officer? About to graduate from a Miami-Dade high school?
View ArticleBroward superintendent to answer questions about underperforming schools
Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie will answer questions from a coalition of church groups at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the War Memorial Auditorium, 800 NE Eighth St., Fort Lauderdale.
View ArticleFormer Jeb Bush education adviser gets dubious distinction
Former Gov. Jeb Bush’s top policy advisor on education, Matthew Ladner, recently got a national award. Just not the kind a policy advisor welcomes.
View ArticleA Holocaust survivor and liberator stand together at Miami Lakes graduation
Julius Einsenstein, a Holocaust survivor, received an honorary high school degree standing beside one of the soldiers who helped liberate him.
View ArticleSchool-year end is right time to thank teachers
Dear Mr. Anderson, assistant principal, Hialeah Jr. High, 1971-72:
View ArticleMiami-Dade schools chief to hold town hall on budget issues
The Miami-Dade County Public Schools is facing a $90 million budget hole for the 2012-13 school year.
View ArticleDade school district, Key Biscayne consider $18 million joint expansion of...
A proposal to expand the district’s flagship MAST Academy has sparked a firestorm among parents, students and alumni.
View ArticleMAST parents, Key Biscayne residents weigh in on proposal to expand magnet
The $18 million deal to expand MAST Academy is slated to be discussed by the Key Biscayne Village Council Tuesday and the Miami-Dade School Board Wednesday.
View ArticleBroward School Board rates Superintendent Runcie ‘effective’
The Broward School Board gave Superintendent Robert Runcie the second best possible rating in his first annual evaluation.
View ArticleParents split on MAST Academy expansion
The $18 million deal to expand MAST Academy is slated to be considered by the Miami-Dade School Board Wednesday.
View ArticleGulliver Schools graduates built water cleansing system; attend Rio+20 Summit...
Members of a team of 18 students from Gulliver Schools in Coral Gables traveled to Brazil to demonstrate a system that could bring drinking water to underdeveloped areas.
View ArticleNumber of Miami-Dade students ‘Baker Acted’ on the rise
At least 646 times this year, Miami-Dade school police have handcuffed a student, put him or her in the back of a patrol car and driven to a mental health facility under the rules in...
View ArticleFormer Miami-Dade teacher arrested on sex charge
A former Miami Country Day and Hebrew Academy teacher thought he was meeting a student at a Hollywood hotel for sex. Instead, the police were waiting for him.
View ArticleSchool superintendents bet on NBA finals
Superintendents jump into the NBA rivalry with a friendly wager.
View ArticleAudit: Coconut Grove charter school has conflicts of interest with founder
The Academy of Arts & Mind’s conflicts with founder-landlord Manuel Alonso-Poch could threaten the school’s non-profit status, school district auditors found.
View ArticleCoral Gables High School parents unhappy about ‘surplussed’...
The principal said teacher Michael Van Dyk’s job was eliminated because enrollment in his program was dwindling, and he was the least senior teacher in the group.
View ArticleTuition will jump next semester at Florida universities
As has become the norm, students at most Florida public universities will encounter double-digit tuition increases when signing up for classes this fall.
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