Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools opens applications Thursday, Oct. 1, for more than 300 magnet programs and Voluntary Prekindergarten seats for the 2027-28 school year, with four Coral Gables campuses among the options.
Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools opens applications Thursday, Oct. 1, for more than 300 magnet programs and Voluntary Prekindergarten seats for the 2027-28 school year, with four Coral Gables campuses among the options.
Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools opens applications Thursday, Oct. 1, for more than 300 magnet programs and Voluntary Prekindergarten seats for the 2027-28 school year, with four Coral Gables campuses among the options.
Education
Seven of nine M-DCPS schools closed for the 2026-27 year had majority-Black student populations, raising equity concerns as incoming Superintendent Rafael Villalobos signals more consolidations ahead and Florida's "Schools of Hope" law opens underused campuses to charter operators.
Education
Superintendent Jose Dotres publicly asked Haitian parents not to keep children home as Miami-Dade's school year opened Thursday, Aug. 13, amid immigration anxiety following the July 27 expiration of Temporary Protected Status.
Education
Coral Gables Senior High moves to an 8:30 a.m. start and 3:30 p.m. dismissal for the 2026-27 school year under Florida HB 733, giving students more sleep but compressing after-school time and shifting dismissal traffic into the afternoon rush.
Education
St. Theresa Catholic School in Coral Gables plans to break ground this fall on a multipurpose center with a gymnasium, art and music classrooms and a performing arts stage, marking the first new building on the Indian Mound Trail campus since 1958.
Education
The Coral Gables Community Foundation has opened its new Trades Scholarship Fund, covering tuition, tools and transportation for students 25 and younger pursuing skilled-trades certifications at Miami Dade College, with applications open now for the fall semester.
Education
Miami-Dade County Public Schools switched from a five-digit short code to local 10-digit phone numbers for mass text alerts on Aug. 5, and Coral Gables-area families should save 305-939-0950 and 305-939-0946 before the first day of school on Aug. 13.
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The Miami-Dade School Board unanimously selected South Region Superintendent Rafael Villalobos to lead the district, a pick with direct implications for Coral Gables, South Miami, and Pinecrest families whose schools he already oversees.
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Miami-Dade County Public Schools celebrated 779 graduates from its seven technical colleges on Tuesday, July 28, with School Board Chair Mari Tere Rojas highlighting the milestone for District 6 families ahead of the Aug. 13 school start.
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