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The Education Aftershock As SoFlo Accepts Students From Puerto Rico

By Kerry-Ann Royes • October 18, 2017

The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) just said “they ain’t payin”, so go figure it out SoFlo!” An October 6th announcement from the FDOE says only schools that hit high enrollment of Puerto Rican students displaced by Hurricane Maria will get state help. Hialeah Republican Rep. Manny Diaz Jr., the House Pre-K-12 education budget chairman, […]

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BIG DAY!!! 2017 School Grades Are Out And There Is Reason For Some Celebration!

By Kerry-Ann Royes • June 29, 2017

Grades are in!! Have you seen the results of Florida schools? Where did your school land? Overall Florida, and South Florida in particular, made some real progress. New testing standards for common core brought some hiccups in the last few years, so everyone has been anticipating the outcome of the 2017 tests. I don’t think anyone expected these results! Kudos to the hard […]