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Key Biscayne Independent · @kbindependent
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First day of school brings smiles - and a few (temporary) frowns. :

Miami-Dade school officials said 845 students arrived at the K-8 on the first day, compared to 922 last October.  At MAST Academy on Virginia Key, there were 1,484 starting classes, compared to 1,613 last year.

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#crandonboulevard #firstdayofschool #josedotres #k8center #mastacademy #mdcps #student #teacher #traffic #vacancies

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Key Biscayne Independent · @kbindependent
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PODCAST: Being a Ukrainian-American teenage journalist :

Her family, refugees from Ukraine, is dealing daily with the ongoing invasion of their country.

kbindependent.org/2023/07/31/p

#Education #Journalism #mastacademy #Reporter #russia #teenager #twitter #ukraine #miami #News

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Key Biscayne Independent · @kbindependent
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Don’t look away from the Ukraine War. It matters to you, even if you don’t know it. :

Here’s another war fact: members of my family are hiding every night in their basements in Kyiv as the war continues.

kbindependent.org/2023/07/24/d

#Democracy #finland #mastacademy #nato #ontyranny20lessonsfromthetwentiethcentury #refugee #russia #SovietUnion #sweden #thebeacon #timothysnyder #ukraine #unhcr #unitedna

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Key Biscayne Independent · @kbindependent
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Playing with Messi: A Key Biscayne teen’s soccer dream comes true :

Wednesday, he met his idol, Argentine soccer legend Lionel Messi in the locker room. Cremaschi immediately called his folks

kbindependent.org/2023/07/13/p

#argentina #benja #benjamincremaschi #davimorales #intermiami #keybiscayne #leonardocampana #lionelmessi #MajorLeagueSoccer #mastacademy #noahallen #pablocremaschi #westonfc #miami #News

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Key Biscayne Independent · @kbindependent
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PODCAST: NAACP leader says schools failing to address racism :

“We're not doing what we need to do to get to the root of that issue so that we can extract it and hopefully build a better school – so that we can build better communities," Harold Ford said.

kbindependent.org/2023/07/07/p

#maritererojas #mastacademy #miamidadepublicschools #naacp #Racism #miami #News

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Key Biscayne Independent · @kbindependent
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Black students say racism rampant at MAST; district removes teacher from classroom :

The complaint centers on inappropriate racial comments made on separate occasions by a vice principal and a teacher.

kbindependent.org/2023/06/02/b

#cadiancollmanperez #mastacademy #miamidadecountypublicschools #Racism #SchoolBoard #student #systemic #teacher

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Key Biscayne Independent · @kbindependent
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First group of KB sixth graders part of MAST’s 2023 Graduation :

The group --several dozen -- were the pioneers of a controversial 2012 deal that modernized MAST while adding seats for Key Biscayne students. 

kbindependent.org/2023/06/02/f

#cadiancollmanperez #camilaacquarone #fouragreements #frankcaplan #insideout #maritererojas #mastacademy #michaelgould #raquelregalado #rotc

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Key Biscayne Independent · @kbindependent
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Man killed in Rickenbacker stabbing identified :

The stabbing occurred at 1:24 a.m. on Friday near the 200 block of Rickenbacker Causeway, southeast of MAST Academy.

kbindependent.org/2023/05/30/m

#homelesstrust #homess #mastacademy #miamipolice #rickenbackercauseway #ronbook #stabbing #tysoncash

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Key Biscayne Independent · @kbindependent
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MAST student leader: we’re  “hurt” by Legislature’s Culture War actions :

Teachers and students at MAST Academy are speaking out against several culture war bills signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ such as the “Don’t Say Gay Bill” prohibiting instruction on homosexuality and gender identity in Florida public schools. 

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#culturewar #don #039tsaygay #floridalegislature #gaystraightalliance #genderaffirmingcare #mastacademy #miami #pubertyblocker #rob

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