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…
TAMPA, Fla.—In a gripping speech from the floor of the board of directors’ meeting of the Florida School Board Association, a representative from Miami-Dade County School Board was adamant that leaving the National School Board Association was timely and necessary. In his speech, Dr. Steve Gallon, a 30-year educational leader and vice-chair of the nation’s…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Masking in schools will now be encouraged, not required, which is truly disappointing to some parents like Robyn McCarthy. “I feel like it’s a really childish political move because we have innocent children that can’t defend themselves,” McCarthy said. It’s a decision both Miami-Dade and Broward schools made following several bills that Florida…
CONTACT: Pavi’Elle Phillips 305-995-1334 district1@dadeschools.net PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF DR. STEVE GALLON III August 23, 2019 District 1 School Board Member Dr. Steve Gallon III will be sponsoring and hosting a field trip for District 1 high school football players to launch the 2019 High School Football Season. Brian Banks tells the harrowing story of…
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER DR. STEVE GALLON III JOINS COUNCILMAN JOSEPH KELLEY IN THE CITY OF OPA-LOCKA FOR “MEET ME MONDAY” CONTACT: Pavi’Elle Phillips 305-995-1334 district1@dadeschools.net PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OFFICE OF DR. STEVE GALLON III August 21, 2019 District 1 School Board Member Dr. Steve Gallon III was excited to discuss education and related issues on…