Students in second through fifth grades who received level 1 or 2 on the F.A.S.T. exam and participate in a reduced lunch or equivalent program may be eligible for free math classes offered in Miami Lakes.       The summer program is held Monday, Wednesday and Friday, noon - 3 p.m., until Aug. 11.     It is supported by the Math Equity of South Florida program, the Giving Gators charity and...

 The Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust recognized students from Lawton Chiles Middle School for their work in the Homeless Sensitivity Poster and Essay contest. Alicia Jerez, shown at left, is an eighth-grader who won 2nd-place. Ashley Aleman, right, who is in seventh grade, received a 3rd-place ribbon. With art teacher Lilian Gonzalez, center, they were honored May 25 at the Stephen P. Clark  Government Center in downtown Miami....

  Miami Lakes K-8 Center Social Studies teacher Jennifer Simeon will travel to Washington D.C. this summer to study at the Supreme Court Summer Institute.       The program is open to 60 educators who teach seventh-through-12th grade social studies or law-related courses.       They will study recent Supreme Court cases in detail, according to a media release from Street Law...

    Miami Lakes residents who need school supplies may pick up a free backpack, supply kit and more during a giveaway on Sat., June 24 at Miami Lakes Town Hall.      Presented by Mayor Manny Cid and the Giving Gators charity, supplies will be distributed to the first 200 students who arrive at 6601 Main St. from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.       Sponsors are Headquarter Toyota; Mathnasium; Miami-Dade County;...

     The Miami Lakes branch of the county library system is a busy place: Children arrive for tutoring, elders browse for books and videos and patrons from toddlers to teens learn to sing, sew and play chess.      But the community has outgrown the branch at 6699 Windmill Gate Road that it has used since 1981.       Before anything was built on the property, The Graham Companies,...