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One of Our Own Is Principal for the Day. What Were They Thinking?
So, our very own Ari Odzer got to be principal for the day at iPrep Academy in Miami. What could go wrong?
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Ari Odzer Was Principal for the Day at iPrep Academy
NBC 6’s Ari Odzer is principal for the day at iPrep Academy in Miami. What could go wrong?
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Homeless Teen Overcomes Obstacles, Earns Full-Ride College Scholarship
Nia Nelson knows her away around Aventura Hospital. The iPrep Academy senior, who graduated Tuesday, has been a volunteer high school intern at the hospital for nearly two years. “It was comfortable here, I enjoyed doing it, even though it was school assigned, I really appreciated the opportunity to intern here,” Nia said. Nia says she didn’t...
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Homeless Teen Graduates High School
NBC 6’s Ari Odzer has the story of a South Florida senior, who, despite being homeless, dedicates hours to volunteering at Aventura Hospital and has earned a full-ride scholarship to FIU.
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South Florida Schools Taking Part in Walkout Wednesday For Gun Law Reform
The walkout comes 10 days before thousands of people will take part in the March For Our Lives event scheduled for March 24th.
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Education on 6: South Florida Public, Charter Schools Battle For Top Students
The local school districts are practically in a race to create more options available to students. They’ve added hundreds of magnet and choice programs over the past five or six years.
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Education on 6: Parent Toolkit Informing and Empowering Parents
It’s high school graduation season, which means a new crop of college kids, leaving home soon. Now is the time for parents to talk to their teenagers about the challenges on the horizon, and the Parent Toolkit, designed as a free resource by NBC News, can help. “The takeaway is that there’s support, it empowers parents, and sometimes parents...
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SWAG on 6: iPrep Academy's Maria Mejia
At iPrep Academy, a public magnet high school, all students are issued laptops and they all know how to use them. Now, thanks to Maria Mejia, more and more students at the school have gone beyond just using, they’re programming computers as well.
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President Obama's Budget Proposal Puts Billions of Dollars Toward Coding Programs
You hear it all the time: Technology jobs will dominate the workplace of the future.
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Felix Varela High School Offers Variety of Unique Programs
Felix Varela High School is huge. The West Kendall school has 3,200 students, but enough variety and choices in its academic menu to give all of them a chance to thrive in an area of interest.