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...

  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...