The COMTO Fort Lauderdale Scholarship Program was designed to encourage minority High School students to consider a career in transportation and to support minority post-secondary education students majoring in a transportation related field. The scholarships being offered are a one-time award for students enrolled in school in 2020-2021 for:
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Miami-Dade County Public Schools has served the community over the last century, improving education and offering quality programs for families. Over 75 years ago, the school district took it a step further, offering its first adult and community education program at Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education Center.
MIAMI — When school is out for the summer, students can enjoy exciting activities ranging from art, athletics, nature and so much more thanks to Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces (Miami-Dade County Parks). Miami-Dade County Parks “We Have a Camp for That!” summer camp program offers a bounty of kids’ “favorite things,” ensuring their school break is thrilling and memorable.
They journeyed from as far as Australia, England, Jamaica and Bermuda to join other alumni gathered in New Jersey for the 10th Annual Valentine’s Day Gala last Saturday, February 15, organised by the North America Chapter of the Cedric Titus Old Students Association (CTOSA).
Students at School for Advanced Studies in Homestead organized a student protest on March 14, 2018, following the deadly school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The teens are pictured with Advanced Placement Government teacher Cody Kimmel. The school was named the top school in Miami-Dade County according to U.S. News and World Report’s best high school rankings.
An invention by a Jamaican college student could prove effective in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Orlando, FL—For Fedrick Ingram, understanding the value of role models, and being one himself made the information learned from the Teachers of Color Summit a guide to improving teacher and student performance in Florida public schools. One hundred teachers and aspiring teachers heardstrategies, survival skills, and the importance of their presence in Florida classroomsfrom their colleagues, experts, and celebrities. Ingram was a Black male music teacher and teacher of the year in Dade County. He was a rarity in the classroom. Black male teachersare in high demand nationwide and central to the recruiting effort to remedy a shortage of 3000 teachers in Florida schools.
Miami, – Today, four Miami Dade College (MDC) students have been named recipients of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s prestigious Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, a highly competitive national scholarship that provides students with up to $40,000 a year to complete their upper division studies.
School closures have forced families nationwide to readjust to the current reality of the novel coronavirus.
Fuel Up to Play 60 Brand Ambassador Jerome Baker and Florida Power & Light Company President and CEO Eric Silagy participated in the ribbon cutting event at Boyd Anderson High School
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – St. Thomas University has launched the Center for Pandemic, Disaster, and Quarantine Research (STU PDQ), designed to track the impact of emerging, expanding, and extended pandemics and disasters on all socio-economic aspects of society.
Ask kids what their favorite school subject is and fewer and fewer will say “math” as they age.
Miami, - Miami Dade College (MDC) students will attend the 2020 National Campaign Conference for Civic and Political Engagement, Feb. 7-9, at the Institute of Politics (IOP) at Harvard University’s Kennedy School, in Cambridge, MA.