On January 21, the atmosphere buzzed as local and state educators poured into Miami Lakes Educational Center's auditorium.  The Florida Board of Education convened to discuss the renaming and revamping of the Common Core, hosted by board members Gary Chartrand, John R. Padget, Ada G. Armas and the newest board member, Rebecca Fishman Lipsey. Also sitting in on the board was Pam Stewart, the Florida Commissioner of Education. On...

  The Florida State Board of Education honored Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho as “Superintendent of the Year” during a meeting at Miami Lakes Educational Center on January 21. Carvalho was recognized for remarkable gains in student achievement. Miami-Dade placed among the highest-achieving school districts nationally in 4th and 8th grade reading and mathematics on the National Assessment for...

Miami Lakes Neighborhood Improvement Committee, under the chairmanship of Joshua Dieguez, will be launching a new Town Cleanup Program. The first event will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 15. Volunteers are being asked to meet at the parking lot of Barbara Goleman Senior High School, 14100 N.W. 89 Avenue. For more information, contact Gina Inguanzo at 305-364-6100, ext. 1138, or by email at inguanzog@miamilakes-fl.gov.

  On January 22, the Town of Miami Lakes celebrated the unveiling of Madden’s Hammock artifacts that were recently returned from the University of Florida’s Museum of Natural History at the request of Vice Mayor Manny Cid. Miami-Dade historian Robert Carr, one of the original archeologists involved in the Hammock excavation, provided a fascinating presentation about the historical background of Madden’s Hammock and...

  American Senior High School hosted a pep rally to kick off  "Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida!" on Monday, January 14. Joined by Miami-Dade County Public School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, senior state Cabinet members, and Florida’s First Lady Ann Scott, the state’s  Department of Education opened the week long festivities at American.  Surrounded by the band,...