Miami Lakes K-8 Center rincipal Carlos Salcedo is pictured with (from left) Rookie Teacher of the Year Janill Mateo, who teaches second grade, and Teacher of the Year Elizabeth Ojito, who teaches fourth grade. The school staff, faculty and administration congratulated the teachers on their recognition. 

  Spanish Lake Elementary participated in the SECME (Science, Engineering, Communication, Mathematics Enrichment) Festival and Olympiad Competition for elementary and secondary schools and the District Elementary Science Fair held on February 6.  For the second consecutive year SLE’s SECME team and science fair winners have been part of this event.  This year’s theme “SECME: Full STEaM Ahead!” reflected...

  Pace’s student body and faculty celebrated their diversity with performances, food, and festivities during Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s Annual Cultural Week from February 29 to March 4. The week opened with French Culture as French music played over the school’s PA system in between classes while the French Club sang, danced, and served traditional French snacks during the school lunches. The Black Student...

  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...