Stories with 'education' tag

Miami women to watch

Back in the 1890s when Miami was considered swampland, Julia Tuttle saw its potential and convinced industrialist Henry Flagler to extend his railway from Palm Beach down to Miami. And that’s a major part of how Miami got its start. In fact, Miami is widely considered the only major American city founded by a woman. […]

/ March 28, 2019

Black Architects in the Making design futures

MEET THIS CHANGEMAKER: Craig Aquart is a Jamaican-American architect, principal of MCHarry & Associates and the founder of Black Architects in the Making, an outreach programthat educates middle and high school students about architecture through activities, workshops and summer camps with the goal of diversifying the profession. WHAT IS HE DOING: Craig travels to communities […]

/ March 6, 2019

Here’s why Florida’s conversation on early learning should focus on brain building, not babysitting

The Children’s Movement of Florida wants to get people talking about brain building when they think of early learning, rather than babysitting. They’ve gotten support from more than 100 mayors for their latest initiative.

/ March 1, 2019

November 2018 Voter Guide

On Nov. 6, Miami-Dade County voters will vote for a new governor, U.S. senate and house seats, and a bunch of amendments and referenda.

/ October 30, 2018

Miami-Dade School Board Referendum

The school board referendum is asking voters whether they are willing to raise taxes to help fund raises for Miami-Dade teachers.

/ October 16, 2018

Rebecca Fishman Lipsey: Why you need to weigh in on ESSA

Providing your thoughts on Florida’s ESSA plan is a huge opportunity to shape education policy on the front end, and everyone is invited.

/ July 17, 2017

School Board

School board elections are happening all around America.  They’re important because they govern public school districts, aka the education of American children. There are 38 states holding school board elections this year. Florida is one of them. Technically, these are primary elections but function as general elections. They only have a general election in Nov. if […]

/ August 18, 2016

Meet Miami’s best teacher

What’s it take to become Teacher of the Year? Precious Symonette shares her secrets.

/ May 4, 2016

Teaching Miami to code

Coding bootcamps are changing the future of Miami’s tech scene.

/ February 15, 2016

School choice: Weighing the options

In Miami-Dade, more than half of the students this year attend a school outside of their neighborhood.

/ September 8, 2015