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The Vizcaya Museum & Gardens looks like the stuff of fairytales — who wouldn't be inspired? Hundreds of students from Miami-Dade County Public Schools visited the historic estate this week to make art with local artists and get a break from the classroom.
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Students and educators in South Florida are continuing to celebrate Black History Month, at a time when activists are targeting books about the Black experience and state officials are restricting how that history can be taught in the state's classrooms.
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Thousands of migrant students — many from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela — are enrolling in school in Miami-Dade County, as border crossings and boat landings continue at record pace. Officials say the unexpected spike in enrollment is testing the school systems' ability to meet all students' needs.
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UPDATED: Gov. Ron DeSantis has two new allies on school boards overseeing the state's two largest school districts. The newly-appointed officials both emphasized their Christian faith and the impact that will have on their work as board members. (Updated at 4:35 p.m.)
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Magnet programs were initially created to promote innovation and integration — by offering specialized curriculum to draw in students outside of schools' residential boundaries. District officials hope the programs will pull more kids into under-enrolled schools.
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Miami-Dade County School Board Member Lubby Navarro has resigned her seat, citing a new constitutional amendment that bars elected officials from also working as lobbyists. Under state law, once a seat is vacant, the governor can appoint a replacement.
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An earlier proposal aimed at restricting which flags can be displayed in Miami-Dade classrooms drew outcry from activists. This week, the Miami-Dade school board passed an amended proposal that advocates say will allow for free expression.
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Local school district policies aimed at safeguarding the privacy rights and wellbeing of LGBTQ students are under fire from the Florida Department of Education. Districts are rolling back the local rules, which state officials say may violate new state laws.
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Teacher preparation programs across the country have been losing enrollment for years, and the School of Education at Miami Dade College is no exception. That's one of the top challenges Carmen Concepción is facing as the school's new dean.
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It's official: a majority of Broward County School Board members are once again elected — not appointed — after new members were sworn in today. In Miami-Dade County, the three in-coming members are seen as allies of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Roberto Alonso and Monica Colucci are among the two dozen local school board members who were endorsed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and have pledged to back his education agenda.
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It's incredibly expensive to live in South Florida right now. But officials with Miami-Dade County Public Schools are asking voters to pitch in to help pay teachers and school police. If the tax increase fails, district officials say the effects would be dire.