U.S. News & World Report ranked Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy in Hialeah a Top 100 school in its annual report in August.      “I think it’s fantastic,” Principal Jose Enriquez Jr. said. “I think it’s great for our community and our school, particularly the hard-working teachers and students.”      Enriquez said feedback from parents is they are...

    The Miami Lakes council raised the town’s property tax rate 8% from the current millage during its first budget hearing on Sept. 11.      The majority approved a town millage rate of 2.2459, or a tax of $2.24 per every $1,000 of taxable value.      A property owner whose home has a $300,000 taxable value [assessed value less homestead and other exemptions] would pay $673.77 in town tax....

    The family of former Fla. Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham gave $5 million to the University of Florida to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the Gainesville campus.       The donation creates the largest endowed fund in the center’s history, UF said. It is launching a fundraising campaign to grow the endowment to $20 million by the end of...

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