Angels Reach Academy for Divergent Learners may be the “new kid on the block” with its new school year just opening at 12051 Okeechobee Road, but the school staff is experienced at having a fun time with the community. On Saturday, November 14, Angels Reach will host a Fall Festival and Craft Show that is free for the entire community. There will be food trucks, bounce houses for the kids, music from MEGA 94.9, and lots of...

  Mater Academy principal Judith Marty was cheered by students and teachers for being recognized as one of the top six principals in Florida. Marty is a 2015 recipient of the Florida TaxWatch Principal Leadership Awards, which annually honors the top two elementary, middle and high school principals in the state. “I am very proud to be the Mater Academy principal. Our faculty and students have always risen to the challenge to...

  The accolades and recognitions keep piling up for Miami-Dade School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman.The Jose Marti Foundation and The Hispanic Education Committee recently honored Hantman during the Florida Dual Language Leadership Awards Luncheon.Hantman, a longtime Miami Lakes resident, was recognized with the Seal of Biliteracy Leadership Award for her outstanding leadership in strengthening and providing support to the expansion...

  Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High’s chorus singers were selected among school chorus groups across the nation and Canada to perform at Walt Disney World’s Candlelight Processional. The singers will be performing for two shows during the holiday season on Saturday, December 5, alongside celebrity narrator, Whoopi Goldberg.  The Candlelight Processional is a Walt Disney World tradition taking place at EPCOT’s World...

  State Representative Manny Diaz Jr. held a roundtable discussion about education with principals at Bob Graham Education Center earlier this month. BGEC principal Yecenia Martinez-Lopez and school district administrators hosted Diaz and principals from Ernest R. Graham Elementary, Hialeah Gardens Middle, Ben Shepard Elementary, Spanish Lake Elementary, and Jose Marti MAST Academy. Diaz gave a brief recap of education highlights from...