On September 23, Miami-Dade School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman was honored at the Second Annual Hispanic Leadership Awards Luncheon hosted by the Hispanic Education Coalition of Palm Beach County (HEC) in partnership with the Jose Marti Foundation at the Harriet Himmel Theater in West Palm Beach.Hantman, a Miami Lakes resident, was recognized for her contributions and dedicated service toward promoting educational equity for...

As part of the Values Matter Miami initiative, Miami-Dade County Public Schools partnered with Sandy Hook Promise, a national non-profit organization, which focuses on violence prevention so that no parent has to experience the loss of his or her child.  This partnership included “Start With Hello” week at Miami-Dade County Public Schools which took place September 19-23. The initiative raised awareness about social isolation...

The Archdiocese of Miami has announced that at the beginning of the 2017-2018 scholastic year, Archbishop Curley/ Notre Dame High School (ACND) will merge with Monsignor Edward Pace Senior High School in order to provide students with a continued experience of the presence of Jesus Christ and an enhanced education with additional extra curricular opportunities.The Archdiocese of Miami is announcing this information now because “it is...

The College Board recently released the results of the SAT for the graduating class of 2016. Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ (M-DCPS) seniors out-shined their counterparts in Florida with reported increased scores in Reading, Mathematics and Writing.“Our students continue to do exceptionally well on state and national assessments,” said Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho. “The results of the College Board SAT...

The Miami-Dade School Board unanimously approved two items proposed by School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman endorsing October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month throughout the District, and proclaiming October 16-22, 2016 as National Teen Driver Safety Week.“October is dedicated to highlighting the importance of early detection of breast cancer – the second leading cause of cancer death in women, other than skin...