Tag: Miami-Dade County School District
No parent should feel forced to lie about their address for a better school
by Nia Nuñez-Brady Thank God the Miami-Dade School Board did not investigate my address. In 2003, I went to a high school where fighting was widespread and I was lucky if I wasn’t accidentally hit when a brawl broke out in the hallway. One day, while I was using the ladies... READ MOREFlorida roundup: Class size, innovation, facilities and more
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Testing. A state panel begins its work searching for a...
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Florida school boards are questioning the constitutionality of standard charter...
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Competitive grants are prompting some of Florida’s urban school districts...
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Tax credit scholarships. A Miami Herald guest column attacks the...
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