A surprise ceremony was held by the Miami-Dade County School for Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho after he was named 2014 National Superintendent of the Year at The School Superintendents Association (AASA) National Conference held in Nashville, Tennessee. Through this recognition, Carvalho was honored for his many accomplishments and achievements as head of the fourth largest school district in the nation. Carvalho was chosen for...

  The Latin Builders Association Construction and Business Management Academy Charter School (LBA Academy) gave a warm welcome to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush upon his arrival to the school for National School Choice Week (NSCW). NSCW, planned by a coalition of schools, organizations and individuals, gives participants a platform to speak on the need for effective education options. Dozens of governors and mayors issued...

  AASA, the School Superintendent's Association, announced on February 13 that Miami-Dade Public Schools' (M-DCPS) Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho was selected as National Superintendent of the Year. In December, Carvalho was named Florida's Superintendent of the Year by the Florida Association of District School Superintendents (FADSS), representing the Sunshine State for consideration as national superintendent. Carvalho was among...

Celita Cabrera, department chair of Foreign Languages and Spanish teacher at Monsignor Edward Pace Senior High School, is often visited by students, including those that are not her own. Cabrera is famous, among other things, for her "cafecito," a Cuban style expresso, an aroma that leads students to line up outside her door. Cabrera, who has cleverly used her cafecito as an unconventional teaching tool, requesting that students who would...

  Spanish Lake Elementary students are celebrating and honoring a variety of events for the month of February. In addition to American History Month, Black History Month and Valentine's Day, SLE is hosting ongoing parent workshops, a family garden evening, and honoring military heroes. The family garden aims to further educate the SLE family on the values of nutritional edible gardening. Attending families will be able to taste a...