When Jaiel Langston walks across the graduation stage this Saturday, she won’t be collecting a high school diploma. Instead, she’ll be awarded an associate’s degree. At just 16 years old, Langston, a junior at Miami Northwestern Senior High School, is the first student at her school to earn a college degree in the 11th grade.…
President Trump campaigned on shutting down the Department of Education. However, seeing it happen, with the department laying off about half of its workforce, sends shockwaves through the local education community and through many families. The DOE provides about a billion dollars combined to the Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe County school districts. Much of…
Educators are sounding the alarm about a proposed funding cut that could impact the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, Cambridge, and dual enrollment courses offered at public high schools throughout the state of Florida. The Florida House of Representatives passed a budget bill that slashes by half the amount of reimbursement given to school…
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 a routine immigration appointment, board members said Friday. The teacher, who has not been identified, is a middle school science teacher. He was detained a week prior to President Donald Trump taking…
The Miami-Dade School Board asked the school district on Tuesday to figure out how to implement a new and revolutionary state rule that allows high school athletes to make money in a way that ensures they won’t be exploited. The move comes a few days after the Florida High School Athletic Association — the governmental…
South Florida school districts vow to protect student privacy amid deportation fear 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 guidance on how to address the growing…
Board Unanimously Approves Item H-6, Update On Findings Regarding Student Suspension, Success Centers, And Related School Data And Safety Measures. PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF DR. STEVE GALLON III October 21, 2022 At the October 19, 2022 School Board Meeting, the Board unanimously approved Board Agenda Item H-6, Update on Findings Regarding Student Suspension,…
August 18, 2022 At the School Board Meeting of August 15, 2022, School Board Vice Chair Dr. Steve Gallon III proffered an item regarding School Board-owned property and the current affordable housing crisis facing Miami-Dade County. Many in the public have suggested that Miami-Dade County Public Schools is one of the largest landowners in Miami-Dade…
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF DR. STEVE GALLON III April 14, 2022 School Board Vice-Chair and District 1 School Board Member Dr. Steve Gallon III recognized the award-winning Viking Freedom Writers of Miami Norland Senior High School who have inspired countless young people to choose creative writing and spoken word to express their feelings.…
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF DR. STEVE GALLON III April 14, 2022 At the School Board Meeting of April 13, 2022, the School Board unanimously approved agenda item H-7, Amendment to School Board Policy 2431, Interscholastic Athletics proffered by School Board Vice Chair Dr. Steve Gallon III. The Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is…