At its February meeting, the Miami-Dade County School Board unanimously approved two items proposed by Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman endorsing a global environmental program and promoting programs and events that promote personal health and well being in addition to protecting the environment. The School Board voted to endorse Earth Day on April 22 in Miami-Dade County Public Schools, promote Florida Bike Month for March 2015 and...

  More than 40 third-graders from the Extended Foreign Language (EFL) Program at Bob Graham Education Center visited Miami Lakes Town Hall on January 23 as part of “Community Day.” Started nine years ago, the EFL program emphasizes the teaching of language arts and curriculum content in both English and Spanish to students in grades K-8. The program is designed to foster a continuum of bilingual studies through 12th grade....

Tiffany Davis won Teacher of the Year 2015 for American High School and Dennis A. Campos won Rookie Teacher of the Year for the Patriots. The two teachers provided a biography of themselves on the education and teaching backgrounds and other achievements. After graduating from Miami Norland Senior High School, Davis attended the University of Florida. She graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Engineering and a minor...

  Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho, School Board chair Perla Tabarea Hantman, board members and community leaders participated in a series of special events taking place across Miami-Dade County to kick-off school bond projects resulting from the overwhelming voter approval of the $1.2 billion General Obligation Bond. The latest of these within District 13 schools took place at American Senior High School on Friday, January...

  Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board announced it is accepting applications for the Miami Lakes Future Leaders Scholarship presented by The Graham Companies. Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who are residents of Miami Lakes. All applications must be received by March 30 and will be forwarded to the Education Advisory Board for their selection of the two winners. The Mayor, Town Council and a...