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MAST students chat up Space Station commander 6:56 PM EST

Students from MAST Academy made a long-distance call Thursday, chatting with an astronaut in charge of the International Space Station, which currently orbits the Earth.

Families can check out digital classroom tools 4:26 PM EST

The Miami-Dade school district will host open house for digital learning tools on Thursday at John F. Kennedy Middle School.

South Florida Ford and Lincoln dealers seek candidates for their Salute to Education scholarships 8:21 AM EST

Salute to Education, the scholarship program funded by the South Florida Ford and Lincoln dealers for the past 18 years, has announced that it is currently accepting applications online for one of their $1,500 scholarships. Fifty students will be awarded. They also will be awarding each scholarship winner with a laptop computer in addition to the scholarship grant. Deadline to submit the applications online is January 26, 2012. 

Coral Reef chorus students chosen for All-State Chorus 8:43 AM EST

Nineteen Coral Reef Senior High School chorus students have competed and have been selected as members of the 2012 Florida All-State Chorus.

Swim-A-Thon raises $50,000 for Gulliver, Miami Project to Cure Paralysis 8:44 AM EST

More than 170 swimmers of all ages, including five-year-olds on noodles, raised more than $50,000 at Gulliver Schools’ recent second annual Make a Splash Swim- A-Thon at the Preparatory Campus Aquatic Center.

Palmetto High students gain top scholastic honors 10:19 AM EST

Eight Palmetto Senior High School students were selected as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists for the class of 2012. The eight seniors are Joshua Ascherman, James Choi, Nathan Harris, Albert Liu, Yang Liu, Alyssa Rosenfeld, Ellora Sarkar and Olga Shestopalova.

Blanche Ely teacher accused of calling Haitian-American student ‘little chocolate boy’ 9:39 PM EST

After calling a Haitian-American student ‘little chocolate boy’ and ‘chocolate nobody wanted,’ a reading teacher could face suspension without pay.

Carol City prekindergarten teacher is Miami-Dade’s Teacher of the Year 6:29 PM EST

The Miami-Dade school district recognized top teachers at a ceremony on Friday.

Teens debate clean-water bill in competition at Fairchild Garden 11:48 AM EST

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North Miami teacher called to principal’s office after call from the mayor 3:46 PM EST

Last week, North Miami science teacher Laurie Futterman was called to her boss’ office at David Lawrence Jr. K-8 Center.<p/>The reason: The city’s mayor had called Principal Bernard Osborn after Futterman and her two children spoke against a controversial garbage-pickup contract at a recent North Miami City Council meeting.