Whether students learn from home, online or in the classroom this year, they’ll still need supplies.     And just in time, the 2020 Back-to-School state tax holiday begins this weekend but it’s brief, from Aug. 7 – Aug. 9.     Eligible items under $15 -- binders, calculators, folders, markers, pencils and scissors -- are tax exempt.     So is clothing that costs less than $60.     The first $1,000 of a sale price for a computer and related...

    The way to earn a college degree morphed several years ago from classroom learning to online classes, which offered flexible schedules and independent study.    Ana G. Mendez University in Miami Lakes has introduced another way to get college credits: remote learning.     Remote learning is very different from attending classes online, said Vicente Rodriguez, account executive at the university.     Remote learning follows the same...

Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Roberto Alonso to the Miami Dade College District Board of Trustees. Alonso, of Miami Lakes, is vice president of business development at Costa Realtors Corp., a commercial real estate firm. Previously, he was the director of partnerships and solution engineering at SchoolMint, a school choice and student enrollment software company, from 2018 to 2019, DeSantis’ office said on July 2. Alonso has served...

Christina Morales is living the dream, one she has held since childhood.Now 22, the graduate of Barbara Goleman Senior High and the University of Florida is fulfilling a year-long fellowship at The New York Times in Manhattan, where she is reporting national breaking news.Where she’ll next end up, she could not say, as the coronavirus pandemic has complicated her career plans.“I just hope to continue to do journalism and help the community...