Article by Colleen Wright for The Miami Herald A majority of Black students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools are failing state tests in English Language Arts, math and science, despite graduation rates topping 85 percent. Some School Board members on Wednesday were stunned to learn the stark reality of the district’s achievement gap from a...
Article by Hatzel Vela for Channel 10 PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Parents across South Florida seem to be in the same bind, wondering what will happen with state-mandated assessment testing like the FSA. So far, the state says students will need to take the tests. “It’s just not clear to parents what the options are,”...
Article by Jessica Bakeman for WLRN Several millennial women, Latinas and teachers are among the new school board members in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. When Luisa Santos was a student at Coral Reef Senior High School, she wanted to start a mentoring program for younger kids. “In order to do that, you have...
Article by The Miami Times, News Partner for Patch Spreading holiday cheer might not be at the forefront of people’s minds this December. With a global pandemic and the economic instability and uncertainty it brings, getting into the spirit of the season is proving difficult for some. But that’s exactly what the members of a...
Article by Melissa Marrero for WSFLTV “My first item seeks to ensure that we have yearly training for our counselors and our supporting staff in schools so they have the information to share with students that is timely and appropriate for what’s happening in the real world,” said Luisa Santos, School Board of District 9....
Article by DAVID GOODHUE and COLLEEN WRIGHT for The Miami Herald Miami-Dade School Board member Steve Gallon III collapsed right after delivering his swearing-in speech on Tuesday morning in the district’s auditorium. Despite the episode, he said Tuesday night that he expected to be released from the hospital and serve on the dais at Wednesday’s...
Jim DeFede interviewed Luisa Santos, a first-time candidate for a seat on the Miami-Dade School Board.
Article by ANDRES OSPINA for golatinos.net Haz clic para leer en Español: Luisa Santos, su historia de resiliencia y compromiso para alcanzar sus metas ___ When she was eight years old, her mother brought her and her sister to Florida to start a better life. It was 1998, and at her young age, she felt...
Article by JESSICA BAKEMAN for wlrn.org Esteemed former Miami Dade College president Eduardo Padrón headlined a Tuesday night campaign fundraiser for an alumna who once worked in his office and is now running for her first elected post: a seat on the Miami-Dade County School Board. The 2020 race for the school board district representing...
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