Miami Dade Public Schools
MADD Empowers Parents To Talk To Teens About Underage Drinking
As prom and graduations approach, a new study shows less than one-third of the 4,700 annual underage drinking-related deaths in the U.S. result from road crashes. The findings show the importance of preventing underage drinking even if there is no risk of drinking and driving, according to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).
Boy Who Ran Away After Severe Bullying Mirrors National Trend
Recent bullying statistics show about 160,000 children miss school every day out of fear of being bullied.
Hundreds Of Dade Students To Use iPads To Learn English
Hundreds of Miami-Dade County public school students are now armed with a new tool that will help them succeed.
Book Bags Banned At Some Local Schools
Some school officials in South Florida are taking no chances over the next 48 hours as rumors of possible shootings and other violence have taken hold with Friday being the one week anniversary of the deadly Connecticut school shootings.
Miami-Dade Schools Win Top Education Prize
Miami-Dade County Public Schools has won the prestigious Broad Prize Award.
It’s Back To Class For Dade, Broward Students
Kids up north get snow days, but in South Florida they get storm days. Public schools in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties were closed Monday due to the after effects of Tropical Storm Isaac.
Focus on South Florida — Education Fund’s “Art of Found Objects”
The Education Fund’s popular program brings art education and creativity to the classroom. The group’s art auction helps support teachers and students in Miami-Dade’s public schools.
Hialeah High Junior Receives $250,000 Surprise
Hialeah High School Junior Natalie Antunez was nervous when she stepped into her school library with her friends, her parents, and her teachers Thursday morning.
Miami-Dade In The Running For Top Education Prize
As Miami-Dade Public Schools have learned, sometimes it pays to be teacher’s pet. For the fifth time, the county’s school district has been nominated for the prestigious Broad Prize.
Focus on South Florida – Teach-A-Thon For The Education Fund
Business professionals and community leaders become teachers for a day to raise money to benefit Miami-Dade’s classroom teachers and students.
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Best South Florida Thrift Stores
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