Miami Lakes Educational Center & Technical College hosted its annual Advance Placement (AP) Curriculum Review earlier this year. The school suspended its weekly Saturday tutoring to hold this event where teachers take their time to come out and dedicate a few hours to teaching selected students with information and tips on the various AP Exams.  This year, 43 buses brought approximately 995 students from throughout Miami-Dade...

  Miami-Dade Schools Police has partnered with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in adopting the “If You See Something, Say Something” initiative. Miami-Dade Schools Police (MDSP) Chief Ian A. Moffett was joined by Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho, officials from local, state, and federal law enforcement as well as Miami-Dade Council of PTAs/PTSAs president Joseph Gebara. In December 2013, Miami-Dade...

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School family in cooperation with the Miami Heat is inviting alumni and current students and their families to watch NBA action on Monday, February 9, as Dwayne Wade and the Heat take on the New York Knicks at the American Airlines Arena. The event features the Pace Danceline Starlettes and Cheerleaders who will perform pregame on the Miami Heat court. Tickets are $40 each (400 level, rows 7-12), and $30...

Last month, Wynwood and Miami at large were teeming with international and local artists for the 2014 Art Basel fair. However, for weeks before, many of these artists were using the walls of Jose de Diego Middle School as their canvas. Despite being the only public middle school serving the community of Wynwood, one of the premier centers for art in the United States, Jose de Diego Middle School did not have funding for an art program. Robert...

  Advances in technology propelled the world into the twenty-first century and continue to transform the ways that people communicate, collaborate, and learn. And there is no sign that it is slowing down. The week of December 8-14, 2014, was Computer Science Education Week. The White House announced that the seven largest school districts will be joining 50 others to begin offering introductory computer science classes to all students...