School Board Member Luisa Santos is thrilled to announce the success of the recent Back-to-School Bash in District 9, which took place on Monday, August 12th, 2024, at Gateway Environmental K-8 Learning Center. With over 500 attendees, the event achieved the goal of empowering students as they begin a new school year and supporting their...
On Saturday, November 23, 2024, School Board Member Luisa Santos brought the community together for the 3rd Annual Thanksgiving Give Back event at the Arthur and Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts. This impactful initiative provided families with Thanksgiving food staples, helping to alleviate holiday food costs while fostering a spirit of gratitude and generosity....
By Carmen Sesin with NBC News, April 27, 2023 HIALEAH, Fla. — Brothers Jaddiel and Genier Águila, ages 16 and 17, came from Cuba in August, crossing the U.S.-Mexico border with their parents and settling into a new world in the working-class city of Hialeah, in Miami-Dade County. The brothers say they didn’t like how...
Luisa spoke with Alisyn Camerota from CNN regarding the July vote on item C-5, regarding the petition hearing recommendation for the curriculum materials for a unit of study on Human Reproduction and Disease Education.
By Charlie Hudson with South Dade Newsleader, June 17, 2022 Cutler Bay Mayor Tim Meerbott welcomed the crowd at the Ladies of Legacy Leadership Luncheon, Thursday, June 9, 2022, held at Mercedes-Benz of Cutler Bay. The South Dade Chamber of Commerce (SDCC) event was in partnership with the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), Miami Chapter....
By Kate Payne with WLRN, May 20, 2022 What would it take for the largest employer in Miami-Dade County to reach its goal of switching to 100% clean energy? That’s one of the issues the new sustainability officer for Miami-Dade County Public Schools will tackle, as part of an effort to improve conservation and resiliency efforts...
Op-Ed by Luisa Santos The Miami Herald, April 10, 2022 I have seen and felt firsthand the need for immigration reform in the United States. I have also witnessed Congress fail to pass significant immigration reform as proposed by the Dream Act and the immigration relief provisions that were included in the Build Back Better...
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...