Florida already HAS free college tuition. Surprised, aren’t you? - A group of people flying kites in the air - Student

Florida already HAS free college tuition. Surprised, aren’t you?

On Wednesday, the Democratic presidential candidates had a debate in Miami. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren will no doubt bring up her pledge to eradicate...
Predicting Academic Success (or, What did I do with that crystal ball?) - A stack of flyers on a table - South Fork Union School District

Predicting Academic Success (or, What did I do with that crystal ball?)

I’m sure it irritates the current generation of school-age kids just as much as it used to bother me. No sooner are we past...
Brother, sister excited for first year at Key Largo - A man and a woman posing for a picture - Florida Keys

Brother, sister excited for first year at Key Largo

It’s that time of year when students hit the alarm clock, mosey on down to the kitchen for breakfast and hop out the door...
Work underway at college’s new Upper Keys Center - A road with palm trees and a building

Work underway at college’s new Upper Keys Center

The College of the Florida Keys President Jonathan Gueverra remembers speaking to Rotary clubs and chambers of commerce in the Upper Keys roughly seven...
Homecoming Coral Shores

Floats parade down Old Highway

Floats from the Coral Shores’ high school classes, as well as neighboring elementary and middle schools, paraded down Old Highway during the homecoming festivities...
Coral Shores culinary teacher secures $50,000 grant for kitchen remodel

Coral Shores culinary teacher secures $50,000 grant for kitchen remodel

At Coral Shores, students in the culinary classroom are hard at work learning the skills and techniques of food preparation and cooking. Under the...
During her summer in Mongolia with the Experiment in International Living, Key West High School student Maryama Akhmetkaliyeva rode a camel in the Gobi Desert and did a home stay in a traditional yurt, or tent-like structure. Contributed photo

Keys kids conquer 16 countries

In the summer of 2019, three dozen students from the Florida Keys participated in the Experiment in International Living — international cross-cultural programs that spanned...
Principal Lisa Taylor and students

New building, exciting programs at PKS

Students, teachers and administrators at Plantation Key School entered through the doors to a new state-of-the-art facility at MM 90, bayside, in Tavernier last...
Keys schools get new fields and facilities - A couple of lawn chairs sitting on top of a grass covered field - Playground

Keys schools get new fields and facilities

The halls of learning in the Florida Keys got some much-needed improvements in 2019, which saw the opening of two brand new campuses at...
Susan Bazin has enjoyed her job at Key Largo School and its students for two decades. HOLLY HOUSER/Keys Weekly

Bazin banding students together

Music brings people together. That’s what local musician and Key Largo School (KLS) band director Susan Bazin believes. It’s the reason she has spent most of her life in the...