By Carlineissa Jean Francois Carrie Meek, the grandchild of a slave and the daughter of a sharecropper, died on Sunday, November 28, 2021. She was one of the first Black Floridians elected to Congress since Reconstruction. She was 95 years old. After experiencing the challenges of being a poor, Black woman in Florida, she made…
By Kevin Perez Miami Dade County Public Schools officially reopened its doors to its approximate 356,086 students on Monday, August 23rd. For many students, this is their first time being on school grounds since early 2020 and it will certainly look different. Prior to the schools reopening, the school board agreed on new COVID-19 guidelines,…
By Sophia Garcia and Valentina Foglia Part of a residential building collapsed in the early morning, around 1:30 AM, in Surfside. This collapse took place a few miles north of Miami Beach, located at 8777 Collins Avenue. So far, it is known that one person has been reported dead and 10 have been reported injured….
By Valentina Foglia For two days in a row, Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) students and teachers haven’t been able to access the district’s new e-learning website — for a county that is doing virtual back-to-school, this has unleashed chaos. Parents are angry. Teachers are exhausted. Students are desperate. Some parents and students alike have…
By Yasmine Mezawi Through trial and error, through countless restless nights of doing homework and projects, and through the never-ending cycle of studying, Miami Lakes Educational Center students have achieved yet another milestone. Even when the school has almost reached the summit of excellence, the students’ dedication always seems to surpass everyone’s expectations. The…
By Melissa Ricardo Florida International University plans to expand its main campus onto 64 of the 87 acres of Youth Fairgrounds. In order to do this, they will have to relocate the Youth Fair to a piece of land that is equal to or larger in size compared to its current location. FIU plans to take…
All schools will be open Monday @MDCPS. We urge parents to send kids to school w/raincoats. Delays possible, due to forecasted rains. #Erika — Alberto M. Carvalho (@LAUSDSup) August 29, 2015 By Alexandra Reboredo & Daylin Delgado Among the chaos of school supply shopping and getting settled into the new school year, news of a…
Over the past few years, the Miami-Dade Public Library System (MDPLS) has dodged crisis after crisis. This past April it was predicted that the MDPLS would have to cut more than half of its full-time staff and bring in part-time workers to fill this void, but now they face a bigger problem: attracting new generations.
Florida’s own Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) was honored at Dr. Michael M. Krop High School on January 22, standing as the nation’s leader, among several school districts, in improving their access to Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses as well as improving the passing rate. Everyone from students to teachers to school officials were applauded…
A big congratulation to MLEC’s Jaguars! Not only does MLEC have the highest high school graduation rate in the region, but it is an ‘A’ school for the seventh time in a row according to data released by the state.