MiamiHerald.com: Schools http://www.miamiherald.com/news/schools/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Schools http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/schools/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2012 MiamiHerald.com Schools 60 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:01:06 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com <![CDATA[South Florida’s crumbling schools and how they got that way]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/11/2636869/south-floridas-crumbling-schools.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/11/2636869/south-floridas-crumbling-schools.html Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:57 EST

When basketball coach Cleve Roberts took a Miami Norland team to play at Miami Jackson Senior High a few years ago, they encountered a new $70 million facility with shiny glass and fresh paint.

]]> <![CDATA[ Miami-Dade and Broward accepting applications for Head Start program]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2632900/miami-dade-and-broward-accepting.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2632900/miami-dade-and-broward-accepting.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:43 EST Parents who meet federal poverty income requirements can start applying for the Head Start/Early Head Start programs available in Miami-Dade and Broward

]]> <![CDATA[Families can check out digital classroom tools]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/01/2619584/families-can-check-out-digital.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/01/2619584/families-can-check-out-digital.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:26 EST The Miami-Dade school district will host open house for digital learning tools on Thursday at John F. Kennedy Middle School.

]]> <![CDATA[South Florida Ford and Lincoln dealers seek candidates for their Salute to Education scholarships]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/04/2572768/south-florida-ford-and-lincoln.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/04/2572768/south-florida-ford-and-lincoln.html Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:21 EST Salute to Education, the scholarship program funded by the South Florida Ford and Lincoln dealers for the past 18 years, has announced that it is currently accepting applications online for one of their $1,500 scholarships. Fifty students will be awarded. They also will be awarding each scholarship winner with a laptop computer in addition to the scholarship grant. Deadline to submit the applications online is January 26, 2012.&nbsp;

]]> <![CDATA[Swim-A-Thon raises $50,000 for Gulliver, Miami Project to Cure Paralysis]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/29/2565482/swim-a-thon-raises-50000-for-gulliver.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/29/2565482/swim-a-thon-raises-50000-for-gulliver.html Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:44 EST

More than 170 swimmers of all ages, including five-year-olds on noodles, raised more than $50,000 at Gulliver Schools’ recent second annual Make a Splash Swim- A-Thon at the Preparatory Campus Aquatic Center.

]]> <![CDATA[Coral Reef chorus students chosen for All-State Chorus]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/29/2565462/coral-reef-chorus-students-chosen.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/29/2565462/coral-reef-chorus-students-chosen.html Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:43 EST

Nineteen Coral Reef Senior High School chorus students have competed and have been selected as members of the 2012 Florida All-State Chorus.

]]> <![CDATA[UM President Shalala’s role on two boards prompts questions of conflict]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/13/2635483/um-president-shalalas-role-on.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/13/2635483/um-president-shalalas-role-on.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:00 EST

UM President Donna Shalala has a part-time gig that pays more than $360,000 a year — moonlighting as a board member for companies run by university trustees.

]]> <![CDATA[Fewer dollars flowing into statewide school repairs fund]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2638677/fewer-dollars-flowing-into-statewide.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2638677/fewer-dollars-flowing-into-statewide.html Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:05 EST The state fund for school repairs is facing a crisis – and some lawmakers are reluctant to address it.

]]> <![CDATA[Schools sniffing around for new tax revenue]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/11/2636898/schools-sniffing-around-for-new.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/11/2636898/schools-sniffing-around-for-new.html Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:53 EST Money for buildings is a major issue for South Florida’s public school districts. In Miami-Dade, the School Board is looking for new revenue sources, such as a sales surtax.

]]> <![CDATA[How one charter school bucks trend, serves the disabled]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/12/2637030/how-one-charter-school-bucks-trend.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/12/2637030/how-one-charter-school-bucks-trend.html Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00 EST An Orlando campus is proving that charter schools can serve students with disabilities.

]]> <![CDATA[Why school buildings don’t last here]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/11/2636895/why-school-buildings-dont-last.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/11/2636895/why-school-buildings-dont-last.html Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:24 EST Ever wonder why the little old schoolhouse in Florida doesn’t last as long as buildings in other parts of the country?

]]> <![CDATA[More Miami-Dade high school students jump into college classes]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/11/2634914/more-miami-dade-high-school-students.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/11/2634914/more-miami-dade-high-school-students.html Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00 EST

In one corner of Miami-Dade College’s sprawling Kendall campus, Tiffany Pineda slips into class. <span class="italic">Attenzione! </span>It’s time for Italian pronouns and grammar.

]]> <![CDATA[Florida offers look at problems with education law]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634893/florida-offers-look-at-problems.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634893/florida-offers-look-at-problems.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32 EST Florida, home to several of the nation's largest school districts, offers a look into what went wrong with No Child Left Behind and why states are now clamoring for relief.

]]> <![CDATA[Pinecrest Gardens Youth Arts Festival seeks students]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2634715/pinecrest-gardens-youth-arts-festival.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2634715/pinecrest-gardens-youth-arts-festival.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:50 EST

Pinecrest Gardens’ second annual Big Gig is accepting applications from children who are interested in free mentorship and training in theater, dance, music and visual arts.

]]> <![CDATA[Student, 18, charged in Barbara Goleman Senior High stabbing]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633715/student-18-charged-in-barbara.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633715/student-18-charged-in-barbara.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:07 EST Frank Oreste Acosta told police that he felt bullied by the other student and didn’t think the small knife he used to stab him was a weapon.

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