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Florida Changes School Starting Time

Yara Korse, Staff Writer • Dec 14, 2023

Waking up drowsy, rushing in the morning because you overslept, too tired to do the work in your first class of the day and barely being able to open your eyes at the end of the day. This is a normal experience...

A Later Start to School? No, Not the Time

Maia Berthier, Opinion and Copy Editor • Dec 18, 2019

Last month, on Nov. 20, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho tweeted that the school board is currently discussing starting all schools in Miami-Dade County at 8:00 a.m. or later. This may seem to be a blessing,...

School Times Are Changing, and It’s About Time

Jana Faour, Reviews and Copy Editor • Dec 18, 2019

Growing up in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system, students are raised to wake up when sunlight is just beginning to strengthen. By the time they got to school, it was bright and felt like a new...