Miami-Dade School Board member Perla Tabares Hantman hosted a Teen Driver event at Westland Hialeah Senior High School on October 17 to bring awareness of the dangers of distracted driving, including texting while driving. This is one of Hantman’s safety initiatives encouraging parents, young drivers, lawmakers and educators to work together to change risky driving behaviors. Hantman is pictured with students at the event along with the...

Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ enrollment period for magnet programs across the school district is currently underway. Applications will be accepted through Monday, January 15.In addition to the many exciting programs that were offered last year, parents and students will be able to choose from new and innovative magnet programs that were created for the 2017-2018 school year. Magnet programs offer unique thematic strands of study...

Healthy Schools LLC, in partnership with Miami Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), will be offering the “Teach Flu a Lesson” vaccination program for students at all district schools starting mid-November at no cost.Parents should consult the website of their child’s school for specific dates and times of the clinics. A consent form will be sent home with each student. It must be completed and signed by a parent or guardian...

Miami Lakes Educational Center’s newspaper, The Harbinger, attended the Florida International University event Journalism Day which brings together journalism programs from across the county for a day of workshops, lectures, and hands-on activities alongside professional journalists, broadcasters, photographers, and professors.The Harbinger newspaper at MLEC is led by Editor-in-Chief Alexandra Reboredo and Managing Editor Sabine Joseph...

St. Thomas University senior Brandon Keller and graduate student Yanelis Madrigal were picked to participate in an internship program at the office of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio to learn first hand about the operations of the U.S. government.Yanelis, who earned an undergraduate degree from STU and is currently working toward a graduate degree in criminal justice, said the experience will strengthen her understanding of local and state politics...