Alberto M. Carvalho, Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, was named winner of the 2016 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education. Carvalho will receive the U.S. K-12 prize for his “exemplary leadership in raising standards and improving graduation rates in a complex urban district, which is an outstanding model for others.” "The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education is among our nation’s most coveted...

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools currently provides the After-school Meals Program, a sub-component of the Child Care Food Program under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in over 200 schools, and announced the implementation of the program at G. Holmes Braddock Senior High and American Senior High schools. The program is designed primarily to provide nutritious meals to children in after-school programs throughout the school...

  Students at Hialeah Gardens Middle School (HGMS) are the latest recipients of LearnFit Adjustable Standing Desks, a donation made by Ergotron Inc. in partnership with the American Dairy Association & Dairy Council (ADADC) and Fuel Up to Play 60, in an effort to enhance health and learning. Several studies have underscored the negative effects of prolonged sitting. Ergotron and ADADC representatives will meet with students to...

  Students at Bob Graham Education Center have a new elective this school year which is funded by the Town of Miami Lakes. The new elective focuses on vocabulary and is geared towards assisting students as they prepare for the PSAT.   Every day is different in the classroom, whether the students are exploring vocabulary in a new way, identifying literary devices in a novel, presenting their latest creation or even nervously...

 

Eleven Barbara Goleman seniors will move from one gator swamp to the next as newly accepted students at the University of Florida. The students, (from left) include Karissa Disla, Nathan Nguyen, Daniel Wong, Alexander Barrera, Elizabeth Sardinas, Carlos Aguila, Christien Castillo, Victoria Garrastacho, Gilberto barrios, and Carlos Bello. (Not pictured Christina Morales.)