The Miami-Dade County School Board and Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho will form a strategic partnership with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Miami-Dade Branch, the Hispanic Business Initiative Fund (HBIF) and the Florida Small Business Development Center Network (SBDC) focusing on economic and business development, job creation and contracts for Miami-Dade businesses....

  Shula's World Cup Challenge began Sunday, June 1, and will continue through Sunday, July 20. The World Cup Challenge brings together the best of soccer and golf with golf course events that parallel the 2014 Fifa World Cup. To participate in Shula's World Cup Challenge, register at the Golf Pro Shop at Shula's Golf Club. This challenge is open and free to all guests who choose to play. Once registered, participants will select a...

    The Miami Herald's Silver Knight Program recognizes outstanding students who have maintained excellent grades and have unselfishly applied their special knowledge to their schools and communities. Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High School student, Jenny Olguin, was the Silver Knight nominee for her school in the category of Social Science.  Olguin's Silver Knight project included participating in her school's National Honor...

  Music is that magical gift that has great power for bringing people together. Spanish Lake Elementary's (SLE) Music Department’s end of the year concert, “Music Around the World,” brought many people together, all giving a standing ovation for the performances. Musical selections featured were from all over the globe including Cuba, England, India, Jamaica, Greece, and U.S.A.  Performance groups from grades 3...

  Mater Academy Charter Middle and High School, located in Hialeah, is the home school of two local Silver Knight Winners – Ashley Gomez and Luis Miguel Rodriguez. The recipients of the prestigious award were recognized during a ceremony at the James L. Knight International Center by The Miami Herald.  Gomez won her scholarship in the Business category and Rodriguez won for Mathematics. Both were honored as part of the 15...