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Miami-Dade County Public Schools earned 160 Schools of Excellence designations for 2025-26, more than double any other Florida district, though which Miami Beach-area schools made the list has not been publicly confirmed.
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View MoreMiami Beach High PTSA sets $35,000 Give Miami Day goal
The Miami Beach Senior High PTSA is seeking $35,000 through Give Miami Day 2026, with $15,000 earmarked for a new auditorium screen and $5,000 fundraising targets for each grade level.
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View MoreM-DCPS Superintendent Villalobos meets Miami Beach families
M-DCPS Superintendent Rafael Villalobos attended a community meet-and-greet hosted by the José Milton Foundation on Wednesday, Oct. 14, where the M-DCPS Foundation also launched its A+ Society initiative for district supporters.
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View MoreMiami Beach hosts children's fire safety festival Oct. 13–15
The Miami Beach Fire Department and the Miami Burn Center will host the 39th Annual Children's Fire Safety Festival at the Convention Center's Lincoln Ballroom from Oct. 13 through Oct. 15, offering five hands-on learning stations for students in grades one through three.
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View MoreMiami Beach Senior High marks centennial
Miami Beach Senior High School turns 100 on Tuesday, Oct. 6, a century after Carl Fisher funded the first high school ever built in Miami Beach, with the Miami-Dade County School Board proposing a resolution to recognize the milestone.
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View MoreBay Harbor K-8 hosts mental health fair Oct. 10
Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center will hold a Mental Health and Wellness Fair on Saturday, Oct. 10, with the same event flyer also appearing on Miami Beach Senior High's website.
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View MoreMiami-Dade school tax renewal heads to Nov. 3 ballot
All nine Miami-Dade School Board members voted to place the Secure Our Future property tax renewal on the Nov. 3 ballot, asking voters to extend the one-mill levy that funds teacher salary supplements and school security for four more years.
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View MoreBay Harbor K-8 lists free weekly parent webinars for fall
Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Center is promoting free weekly Parent Academy webinars in English, Haitian Creole and Spanish for the 2026–27 first quarter.
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View MoreMiami Beach education committee meets Aug. 25 amid enrollment drop
The City of Miami Beach Committee for Quality Education meets Tuesday, Aug. 25, at City Hall, giving local families their first public education forum since schools opened amid a 13,000-student districtwide enrollment decline and a superintendent transition.
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View MoreFIU study: public pre-K approach gives Miami-Dade kids lasting edge
A landmark FIU-overseen study tracking more than 400,000 Miami-Dade students found public school pre-K4 attendees earned higher test scores and grades into adolescence, with implications for Miami Beach families as the city's $690,000 scholarship program opens provider sessions Aug. 18.
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View MoreMiami Beach school-zone speed limits, doubled fines return Aug. 13
School zone speed limits return to Miami Beach streets on Thursday, Aug. 13, when Miami-Dade County Public Schools reopen, bringing doubled fines and automated camera enforcement for drivers who exceed the posted limit near local schools.
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View MoreMiami-Dade enrollment drop raises questions about Beach schools' future
Miami-Dade County Public Schools lost 13,000 students in a single year and officials warn more school closures could follow, with the high cost of living driving young families out of communities like Miami Beach.
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View MoreMiami Beach funds free SAT, ACT prep for local students
The City of Miami Beach is funding free access to a 50-hour online SAT and ACT prep platform for all local youth in grades 6 through 12, with self-enrollment open now and the school year starting Thursday, Aug. 13.