Miami-Dade County Public Schools opened its enrollment period for magnet programs across the school district on October 1. 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 that...
Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School students Andrea Luna, Mario Quiros, Gabriel Velez and Mia Wolff were honored for qualifying for the DUKE Talent Identification Program (TIP).The students scored at the 95th National Percentile on one or more of the Iowa Assessments subtests to make them eligible for the program.The DUKE Talent Identification Program is a gifted education program based at Duke University. Its stated purpose is to identify...
The Miami-Dade County Publilc School Board unanimously approved an agenda item proposed by Board member Perla Tabares Hantman to endorse November 16 as “National Parental Involvement Day.”This initiative provides an annual opportunity for schools and families to honor and highlight the powerful contributions parents and caregivers provide at school and home to support student success. “I am proud to have been able to...

Pace High students embark on three days of college tours

Education By Raquel Edmundson, Special to The Miami Laker Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Twenty-one Pace High School juniors and seniors traveled to six Florida state universities for the annual Pace College Campus Tours. This unique experience, currently in its fourth year, offered current Pace students the chance to preview potential college options within the state. The group toured the University of South Florida, Florida Gulf Coast University, University of Florida, Florida State University, University of North Florida...

MDCPS Board revises school calendars

Education Wednesday, October 18, 2017

As a result of Hurricane Irma, Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) had to cancel seven days of school in September. Even with the loss of the seven instructional days, the District exceeds the minimum instructional hours required by the state in order to participate in the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP).However, the loss of instructional time resulted in impacts to student learning and therefore adjustments to the school...
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