Forty-one teachers of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) were among 83 educators in the state last week who graduated from the prestigious Florida Turnaround Leaders program. The rigorous two-year course is considered one of the largest and most successful programs of its kind. Superintendent of Miami-Dade Schools, Alberto M. Carvalho, welcomed the graduates and leaders of districts and gave the keynote speech. The project was...

Several Miami-Dade County Public Schools in northwest Miami-Dade are participating in the Food Service Summer Program for Children from now to August 1. Nutritionally balanced meals will be provided to all children regardless of race, color, sec, disability, age or national origin during the summer vacation period when school breakfasts and lunches are not available. All children, 18 years old and younger, are eligible for meals at no charge...

  The Miami-Dade School Board unanimously approved three items proposed by Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman at its regular meeting last week. The members of the 2014 Miami-Dade County Legislative Delegation were recognized for their help toward achieving fair and equitable funding for the school district. “I commend the Legislative Delegation of Miami-Dade for the strong support given to Miami-Dade County Public Schools and for...

  Eric Acosta, the new principal at Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School, brings a wealth of education experience to an “A” school that serves kids from the cities of Hialeah and Miami Lakes.  Acosta replaces Jose Bueno who was last year’s Miami-Dade County Principal of the Year. Bueno was promoted to a higher position in the regional office for Miami-Dade Public Schools. Previously, Acosta was the principal for...

  It takes years to build up the financial savvy to navigate the markets. But Sofia Diaz of Miami Lakes is decades ahead of the game, having just becoming the first place Florida state winner in the SIFMA Foundation’s InvestWrite® essay competition with McGraw Hill Financial. The young Diaz, a seventh-grader at Miami Lakes K-8 Center, was among the 20,000 students nationwide who took the InvestWrite challenge, and claimed her...