Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho, Deputy Superintendent Valtena Brown and Chief Academic Officer Marie Izquierdo joined other educators from across the nation at a gathering hosted by the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice in late July. The event, “Rethink Discipline,” a daylong conference at the White House, was focused on helping school districts create positive school climates and implement...

  While most high school and college students file paperwork during their summer internships, 34 aspiring professionals got real-life experience thanks to Commissioner Barbara Jordan’s Summer Youth Internship Initiative (SYII). For eight to 10 weeks, students were paid to gain valuable work experience in County government and the private sector.One of the students in the SYII program was 19-year old Alexis Alexander, a sophomore...

  Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Alberto M. Carvalho, began his school tour while students were still relishing their last Sunday of summer break. Carvalho’s stops included schools where new choice programs are being inaugurated for the benefit of students.  On Sunday, August 23, Carvalho visited Miami Central Senior High School’s new magnet programs in Trade and Logistics and an iPrep academy....

  After several years, student golf is finally returning to Monsignor Edward Pace High School, with former PGA Tour player Manny Zerman leading the program as head coach. Zerman has a long, storied golf career, starting at 15 when he became the youngest player to qualify for the South African Open. He played in the 1991 and 1992 Masters as an amateur and turned pro in 1993, playing in the US PGA Tour and in the 2000 British Open. After...

  Walmart Supercenter, located at 5851 NW 177 Street, and the Miami-Dade Police Department’s Northwest District teamed up once again for their annual Back to School Supply Giveway on Saturday, August 22. Hundreds of kids and their parents were on hand to receive notebooks, pencils, pens, back packs and other school-related tools as they prepared for the first day of school following a long summer vacation. Store manager Pat Riley...