Florida’s standings in national rankings of students scores on standardized math and science tests paint, at best, a mediocre picture. In 2013, the last time the Education Department released such rankings, Florida sat at 30th, a troubling ranking for the third largest state in the nation. It’s also a ranking cited…
Last month, the nation rallied behind 14-year-old Ahmed Muhamed after he was arrested when school officials mistook his science project (a digital clock he built out of a pencil case) as bomb. The story mirrored Kiera Wilmot’s: a Florida teen who was arrested two years ago after conducting a volcano…
Three years ago, a female graduate student at the University of Miami accused her professor — the most prominent member of the philosophy department — of sexual harassment. Her case against Colin McGinn, a world-renowned author, grew into a contentious battle detailed by New Times earlier this year, with UM…
On April 23, 2013, Kiera Wilmot conducted a volcano experiment in her Polk County high-school hallway. The 16-year-old junior, who was working on the project for her science class, watched as a lid popped off and smoke seeped out. No one was hurt and no property was damaged in the…
Given its private and non-religious nature and its location in cosmopolitan Miami, one might expect the University of Miami to be a leader in accommodating LGBT students …at least in the South. Turns out that’s not the case. Not even close. They’re not even one of the best schools for…
Research suggests that people tend to end up in romantic relationship with people who are a lot like them. Never mind those Disney fairy tails about Princess that marry former street thieves or Princes who marry house maids. The real world doesn’t have genies or fairy godmothers, and the reality…
Last week, more than 2,500 new students were welcomed to the University of Miami’s lush Coral Gables campus. They picked up ID cards, checked into dorms and kissed sobbing parents goodbye. And at night, it appears that many attended a slew of “unauthorized social events” along San Amaro Drive —…
“Grandpa, tell us about the olden times,” my grandchildren Brazilynne and Ethernet Jr ask me in the year 2065. “Oh, we had it hard back then. I had to walk 15 miles in the snow to school. Uphill both ways,” I say. “Grandpa, you grew up in the lost lands…
You’ve heard of “take your child to work day,” but the Florida Department of Education wants to flip it up and make “Dads Take Your Child To School Day” happen. Citing research that family involvement has a strong connection to academic success, Florida will encourage fathers or other male role…
It’s the age old question. Is The University of Miami a party school? Sure, its located near on of the nightlife capitols of the world and lots of students certainly take advantage of that, but there isn’t necessarily a lot of partying going on and immediately around the campus is…
Last September, Angelica Sweeting had just picked up her 4-year-old daughter from school when the little girl declared from the back seat: “Mommy, I hate my hair. I want it long and blonde like Barbie and Elsa.” The 27-year-old mother of two panicked. Sweeting and her husband Jason reminded Sophia…
Doctor’s Charter School in Miami Shores has, until recently, been a damn good example of Jeb Bush’s success in education — good teachers, test scores and athletics with a diverse student body run not by a giant school board. but a small board of local folks. But the chaos that…
Have you ever wanted to know more about where you come from? Perhaps learn about the origins of your family name, your great-great-great-grandfather, or if you hail from a long line of Spanish kings? Well now you may be able to. A new, searchable online archive has been launched for…
The Principal of North Miami Senior High School, Alberto Iber, has been removed from the job a day after a comment he made about Saturday’s incident between police and black youth in McKinney, Texas, was passed around online. “Judgment is the currency of honesty,” said Superintendent of Schools Alberto M…
Given that Miami is home to Vine’s reigning teen stunt queen Lele Pons, we imagine educators throughout the county shudder whenever the hear the phrase “Do it for the Vine!” What is doing it for the Vine? Well, it’s doing something incredibly stupid or outrageous while your friend records it…
When Donna Shalala was inducted as University of Miami president on June 1, 2001, she became the first female president of the private university, breaking a 76-year streak of five male presidents. During her 14-year reign, she elevated the private university’s ranking so that it regularly appeared on the U.S…
It’s May. Hundreds of thousands of students have recently put on those ugly polyester gowns, marched up on stage, shook some hands, grabbed a diploma and officially entered the real world. They’re on the lookout for jobs now, and there’s probably more than a few looking to take their talents…
Some of the seniors graduating today at the University of Miami will be wearing an extra detail on their graduation caps. As a reminder of the promise of Title IX, the federal law that protects students from discrimination, students are placing the roman numerals IX on top of their caps…
Everyday is fight day in Miami-Dade Schools, and no one is paying $100 on pay-per-view to watch them. According to data obtained by Local 10, the top 8 of the 10 schools with the most reported fights during the 2013-2014 school year were all right here in Miami-Dade School System. …
It’s almost graduation time, and the University of Miami has unveiled a surprising commencement speaker. None other than Jimmy Buffett, he of “Margaritaville” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise” fame, will be delivering the keynote address at one of six ceremonies this Friday. Of course, it’s easy to cast of Buffett as…
On Tuesday, New Times published an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Colin McGinn, a prominent philosophy professor at the school and the victim’s allegations that the school didn’t do enough to protect her. Now, UM President Donna Shalala has responded to the report. “No good deed goes unpunished,” Donna…
After being lead by the former American Secretary of Health and Human Services for 14 years, the University of Miami will now be lead by a former Mexican Secretary of Health. According to The Miami Herald, the university is expected to announce that Dr. Julio Frenk as the replacement for…
