Category: Education
Shops at Merrick Park To Host Drive-Thru Back To School Celebration Saturday (Aug. 8)
Shops at Merrick Park, in conjunction with Miami Kids Magazine, will welcome students back to the 2020-2021 school year with a Drive-Through Back to School Celebration taking place Saturday, August 8, 2020 from 11:00am-1:00pm at the Shops at Merrick Park,…
Back-To-School Sales Tax Holiday Begins Today
The 2020 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday was passed by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis. This sales tax holiday begins Friday, August 7, 2020, and ends Sunday, August 9, 2020. During this sales tax holiday…
Parents Survey On School Reopening Now Available
The period for parents of Miami-Dade County Public School students to select their preference for the 2020-2021 school year has begun. Parents have until July 10th to review the different models and take their individual survey. Miami-Dade County Public Schools…
Parents Must Vote On Preferred 2020-2021 Schooling Model For Their Children
The Miami-Dade County School Board held a special meeting Wednesday, July 1st, to discuss the proposed plan to reopen Miami-Dade County Public Schools for the 2020-2021 school year. After a six-and-a-half hour discussion, the Board voted unanimously in favor of…
School Board To Hold Special Meeting On July 1st To Discuss School Reopening
Miami-Dade County Public Schools will be holding a special meeting on Wednesday, July 1st, to discuss the reopening of schools for the 2020-2021 school year. Following the early closure of school buildings and change to distance learning to complete the…
Two Coral Gables School PTSAs Win COVID-19 Phase 1 Grants
George Washington Carver Elementary and Ponce de Leon Middle School PTSAs have each won a $5,000 COVID-19 Phase 1 Grant. The grants are part of a national initiative from the National PTA in conjunction with TikTok to support COVID-19 initiatives….
Registration Now Open For City’s Summer P.L.A.Y. Care Program
It’s official…this summer, instead of summer camp the City of Coral Gables – Government Community Recreation Department will be offering Summer P.L.A.Y. Care for children attending K-5th grades for two four-week sessions starting Monday, June 15th. All specialized summer camps…
Virtual Graduation Set For Coral Gables Senior High, As School Renovations Continue
The adaptation to COVID-19 has had severe impacts on schools throughout the world. Students in Miami-Dade County have been distance learning for the better part of two months. This week, Miami-Dade County Public Schools officially announced its Virtual Graduation schedule….
Virtual Leaders & Coffee: School Board Member Mari Tere Rojas
Join us as we discuss distance learning; virtual graduations; the role of teachers, parents and students during this pandemic; and the MDCPS plan for the 2020-2021 school year with Miami-Dade County School Board Member, Mari Tere Rojas.
Teacher Appreciation Week
Teachers have played an integral role in all our lives. For some, it may have been a grade school teacher, for others one in high schools, and others a college professor. These individuals who have dedicated their lives to educating…
