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IN SOUTH FLORIDA  
The Miami Herald

  U.S. panel proposes efforts to aid Hispanics' education
A commission appointed by President Bush unveiled its recommendations Wednesday in Hialeah for improving the education of Hispanic students, but offered few specifics and did not say how its initiatives could be funded.

  

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COLUMNS  

College She Wrote
A South Florida student's account of her freshman year at Harvard
Class Action
Help with school, parenting and more

IN OUR SCHOOLS  
The Miami Herald

  Crumbling Schools, Cramped Classrooms: A Miami Herald special investigation
Miami-Dade Public Schools squandered tens of millions of dollars on a mangled construction program, delayed crucial projects by months or even years, and trapped children in schools that are not only crowded, but obsolete, poorly maintained and in some cases downright unsafe, a Herald investigation has found.
»Read the series
»Search your school for overcrowding and safety data
»Forum | What's your school like?

TOP PRINCIPALS  
The Miami Herald
  A school worth saving -- and a man who believes in it
The bass was turned so high the school bleachers vibrated. Cramped students bounced and swayed as one. A disc jockey roamed the gym floor with a microphone. ''You ready?'' he boomed.

THE CLASS-SIZE DEBATE  
The Miami Herald
  Likely cost of trimming class size plunges
Lawmakers, Bush differ on amount
Three weeks after Gov. Jeb Bush called on state lawmakers to ask voters to repeal the ''expensive'' class-size cap passed in November, legislators are predicting it won't cost the state nearly as much as the governor thinks.
»Mar. 26, 2003: More classes, more teachers in Dade cap proposal plans
»Lawmaker goes off to war, stirs political fight with voucher plan
»Mar. 07, 2003: Plan: Schools get three years to cap classes
»Mar. 06, 2003: Bush: Let voters choose between class-cap repeal or taxes

THE HERALD QUIZ  
  This week's current events quiz
Test your knowledge on what happened in South Florida this week. For classrooms - or the student in all of us. Created by The Herald's Newspaper in Education department.
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  Is Your School a Great School?
Miami.com has partnered with GreatSchools to provide parent-friendly school profiles, school search and compare tools, and advice about how to navigate the K-12 school system. We also have searchable FCAT results.

BACK TO SCHOOL  


  School days are back again
Sharpen your Number 2 pencils! It's time for notebooks, backpacks, new teachers, standardized tests and everything that makes school...well, school.

2002-2003 School Calendars  
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