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Miami Community Leaders to Gather to Formulate a Strategic Plan to Address Gun Violence

Marcus Bright | Posted 04.22.2013 | Impact
Read More: Gun Violence, Education, Al Sharpton, Miami, Alberto Carvalho, Education for a Better America, Impact News
Marcus Bright

The life of Aaron Willis was forever changed on the night of December 19, 2012. The ninth grader at Booker T. Washington High School in Miami, Florida was shot while riding his bike in the Wynwood section of the city when shots rang out.

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Big Win For Carvalho

WSVN | Posted 05.14.2013 | Miami
Read More: Miami-Dade Public Schools, Alberto Carvalho, Miami News

MIAMI (WSVN) -- Miami-Dade school's superintendent received a major vote of confidence from his school board members....

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Major Leaders and Students to Converge at FIU for Education for a Better America Initiative

Marcus Bright | Posted 05.12.2013 | Impact
Read More: Al Sharpton, Education, Pedro Jose Greer, Jorge Plasencia, Fiu, Miami, Alberto Carvalho, Jose Diaz-Balart, Impact News
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EBA and NAN have partnered with Florida International University (FIU) and Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) to host a Higher Education Awareness, Dropout Prevention, and Health Initiative aimed at addressing these needs in South Florida on May 10, 2013 from 7:30am to 1:30pm.

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Partnership Between Miami-Dade County Public Schools and FIU Sparks Educational Innovation and Improvement

Marcus Bright | Posted 03.13.2013 | Home
Read More: Al Sharpton, Education, Higher Education, Fiu, Dominique Sharpton, Miami, Alberto Carvalho, Home News
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A partnership between FIU and Miami Northwestern called "The Education Effect" was funded by a 1 million dollar seed investment from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation and began in the 2011-2012 school year.

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WATCH: A Moment Of Silence In South Florida Schools

Posted 12.17.2012 | Miami
Read More: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Miami Schools Moment of Silence, Newtown Elementary School Shooting, Miami News, Miami-Dade Schools, Robert Runcie, Alberto Carvalho, Broward Schools, Miami News

Flags at South Florida public schools flew at half-mast Monday as the state's two largest school districts remembered the victims of the school shooti...

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Resounding 'Yes' On $1.2 Billion Bond Issue For Schools

Posted 11.07.2012 | Miami
Read More: Miami Education, Miami-Dade Bond Issue, Florida News, Miami News, Miami Politics, Miami-Dade Schools, Elections 2012, Florida Politics, Florida Education News, Alberto Carvalho, Miami News

Superintendent Alberto Carvalho earned another win for the Miami-Dade school district as county voters approved a $1.2 billion bond issue for school i...

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Miami Schools Get Top Award

AP | CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 10.23.2012 | Miami
Read More: Miami Education, Broad Prize for Urban Education, Miami-Dade Public Schools, Video, Alberto Carvalho, Miami School District Wins Prize, Miami Schools, Miami News

MIAMI -- One of the country's most prestigious education prizes was awarded Tuesday to the Miami-Dade County Public Schools for improving student achi...

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Q&A: Alberto Carvalho On Public Schools, Immigration, And The FCAT

Posted 09.12.2012 | Miami
Read More: Miami Education, Fcat, Education, Miami-Dade Public Schools, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Florida Education, Superintendent-Alberto-Carvalho, Alberto Carvalho Miami-Dade Schools, Alberto Carvalho, Miami News

It's hard to imagine more than a handful of jobs more difficult than that of Superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. The nation's 4th-larg...

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WATCH: Are Anti-Gay Sermons OK In Public Schools?

Posted 07.24.2012 | Miami
Read More: Video, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, Miami LGBT, Anti-Gay, Impact Miami Church, Pastor Jack Hakimian, Miami Dade Public Schools, Jack Hakiaman Impact Miami, Alberto Carvalho, School Controversy, Miami News

A South Florida pastor, whose sermons include "Bible Says Gays and Sex Addicts Can Change and Should Change," is under review by the Miami-Dade school...

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Police Chief Reassigned Pending Investigation Into Misconduct Allegations

Posted 07.21.2012 | Miami
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Miami-Dade Schools Police Chief Charles Hurley has been reassigned pending investigations into allegations of misconduct. Complaints filed with th...

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Schools Chief Accused Of Baker Acting Kids To Pad Stats

The Huffington Post | Christiana Lilly | Posted 05.17.2012 | Miami
Read More: Miami Education, Miami-Dade Schools, Schools Police Padding Stats, Charles Hurley, Baker Act Padding Stats, Miami-Dade Schools Police Department, Baker Act, Chief Charles Hurley, Chief Hurley Miami, Charles Hurley Miami, Alberto Carvalho, Chief Hurley Fbi Miami, Chief Hurley, Miami Dade Schools Chief, Miami Dade Schools Police Website, Miami News

Miami Dade Public Schools Police Chief Charles Hurley is accused of directing officers to Baker Act rather than arrest students to make it appear that...

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PHOTOS: Classmates Hold Candlelight Vigil For Trayvon Martin

Posted 05.27.2012 | Miami
Read More: Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High, Miami-Dade Public Schools, Dr. Krop, Trayvon Martin Candlelight Vigil, Dr. Krop Candlelight Vigil, Trayvon Martin, Slidepollajax, Alberto Carvalho, Miami News

Hours after hundreds of Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High students wore black clothing to school, hundreds still gathered for a candlelight vigil to hon...

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PHOTOS: School Protests Valedictorian's Deportation

Posted 03.02.2012 | Miami
Read More: Daniela-Pelaez, Video, Valedictorian Faces Deportation, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Daniela Pelaez Protest, Daniela Pelaez Deportation, North Miami Senior High School, Slidepollajax, Alberto Carvalho, Deportation, Valedictorian Deported, Immigration, Miami News

Daniela Pelaez is valedictorian of her class at North Miami Senior High, in the international baccalaureate program with a 6.7 GPA, applying to Ivy Le...

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WATCH: Goldie Hawn 'Falls In Love' At School Board Meeting

Posted 04.25.2012 | Miami
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Hollywood star Goldie Hawn popped into a meeting of the Miami-Dade School Board Wednesday, surprising onlookers, prompting a standing ovation, and ann...

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Pass Or Fail? Miami-Dade Gets Its Report Card

Posted 12.07.2011 | Miami
Read More: Miami Education, Miami-Schools, Neap, National Assessment of Educational Progress, Miami-Dade, Alberto Carvalho, Miami News, Miami News

Miami-Dade received its report card today and according to the Miami Herald, the district's math and reading scores place it at the top of the ranking...

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