At the June 18, 2025, Miami-Dade School Board meeting, Walter C. Hall, principal of Leisure City K-8 Center, was officially recognized as the district’s 2025 Principal of the Year. The honor follows an awards ceremony held on April 17, 2025, by the Dade Association of School Administrators (DASA). With over 23 years of experience in...

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Coral Reef Elementary to celebrate the unveiling of a $5.3 million renovation project. “We are so grateful for the beautiful, refreshed campus we now get to enjoy every day,” said Coral Reef Elementary School principal Christina L. Guerra. “My administrative team and I strive...

Students explored with wonder inside the reimagined classrooms at Coconut Palm K-8 Academy, excited to learn about hydroponics and reveal a brand-new school mural. Made possible through a STEM Classroom Makeover Grant from Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), the innovative learning space is designed to ignite a passion for science, technology, engineering and mathematics...

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) unveiled a redesigned, technology-rich, innovation space at Palmetto Middle School’s media center yesterday. The new space includes virtual reality (VR) headsets, a Makerspacearea with robotics for hands-on learning, and new furniture in an open area where students can engage in creative group activities. “These innovation spaces will continue to evolve...

On Saturday, March 15, 2025, Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) Board Member Luisa Santos (District 9) and Arts Access Miami made history with the launch of the inaugural South Dade Youth Music Festival at Losner Park in Homestead. The event was held in tandem with Santos’ signature celebration, the “A Night in D9” Awards Ceremony,...

Rafael Hernandez, Miami Times Contributor – Apr 15, 2025 Updated Apr 16, 2025 miamitimesonline.com While raising awareness about gun violence during a roundtable hosted by Mothers Fighting For Justice on Monday, some participants acknowledged the significant hurdles in their way. Led by local activist and Mothers Fighting For Justice founder Romania Dukes, members of the...

By Hatzel Vela • Published February 7, 2025 • Updated on February 7, 2025 at 6:30 pm nbcmiami.com The teacher was detained a week before President Donald Trump took office. A Miami-Dade County Public Schools teacher is back in his native Honduras after he was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement last month during...

local10.com UTD president says 1 teacher detained after going to immigration court hearing a week before Trump’s inauguration   MIAMI – The presidents of the Broward Teachers Union and United Teachers of Dade are fighting back against concerns they are hearing from some families about Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Leer en español “There (have) been...

By Joan Murray Updated on: January 28, 2025 / 7:24 PM EST cbsnews.com FORT LAUDERDALE – With 969 arrests made nationwide since the federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants began, the ripple effects are being felt in South Florida schools. Some students worry about returning home to find their parents gone, prompting school districts to issue...