It’s that time of year again! Florida shoppers once again will have a three-day “tax-free holiday” weekend in anticipation of the new school year. This year’s sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 5, 2016, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, August 7, 2016.No Florida sales tax or local option tax will be collected during this time on the following: Clothing, footwear, and certain accessories selling...

The father of Barbara Goleman High recent graduate, Michael Avendano, told his son that playing baseball would land him a college scholarship someday.After heeding his father’s advice, Avendano is headed to Barry University to resume his career in the college ranks and conceivably play Major League Baseball.Avendano is the latest Roland Gomez Scholarship award winner from the Miami Lakes Optimist Club who’s going off to college in...

St. Thomas University has named Dr. Gloria Pelaez as the new dean for the college’s School of Arts and Education, where she will oversee the school’s undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs in education as well as its programs in communication arts.“Dr. Pelaez’s extensive resume, in particular in higher education, makes her ideally suited to lead a school that has seen enormous growth in the past two years...

Miami-Dade County Public Schools will open its doors on Monday, August 22, 2016 to approximately 342,000 students to begin the 2016-2017 school year.In order to help parents and students have a smooth transition back to school, a tool kit has been created with information from registration and vaccination requirements, to school hours, important dates, and school safety. The kit is available online at...

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) recently won the National Academy Foundation’s inaugural 2015-16 President’s Award at the NAF’s national conference in Orlando where 1,500 members of the audience witnessed the crowning achievement of arguably the best school district in the nation.The prize, the highest national award for choice districts, honors M-DCP’s outstanding work in preparing students to be college and...