The Miami-Dade School Board approved a budget proposal by Superintendent of Schools Alberto M. Carvalho for the 2014-2015 school year. The budget protects teachers and the classroom with an increase in school spending of $43 million and a reduction in administrative spending of $5 million, down 57 percent since 2008. The budget protects taxpayers by lowering the tax rate and continues to expand Exceptional Student Education (ESE)...

  As proposed by Chair Perla Tabares Hantman, the Miami-Dade School Board unanimously voted to endorse the 2014 “Welcome Back to School” Safety Flyer for distribution during the first week of school. For the past eight years, the Community Traffic Safety Team (CTST), a team of multi-jurisdictional agencies under the auspices of the Florida Department of Transportation, has partnered with the District to promote student...

 

Eduardo Crespo, a resident of Miami Lakes and a student at the Pratt Institute in New York, was among more than 1,000 students who made the Dean’s List for the Spring 2014 semester. Pratt Institute is dedicated to preparing its undergraduate and graduate students for successful careers in art, design, architecture, information an library science, and liberal arts and sciences.

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s Anglers Club is hosting its sixth annual Spartan Fishing Tournament at the La Siesta Resort & Marina in Islamorada in the Florida Keys on Friday, August 22, and Saturday, August 23. The multi-species tournament will have inshore and offshore teams, and participants can register as individuals or as teams on either a guided boat or the participant’s own boat. The money raised at the...

  Julissa Higgins, a rising senior at Miami Lakes Educational Center's (MLEC) Cambridge Academy, is enjoying a busy and productive summer. She was selected for two exciting summer programs, one at the University of Miami (UM) and the other at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). At UM, the High School Scholars Research Program (HHMI) is an exciting opportunity for students with a passion for science to gain hands-on experience...