Sunny Isles, Fla., gets first school

The first school inSunny Isles Beach, Fla., is opening to more than 1,000 elementary students next week. Sunny Isles Beach Community School ultimately will have about 1,600 K-8 students in its $33 million facility. The school is across the street from the city's community center, which it will use for physical education classes, gifted programs and events. Local residents also will be able to use computer facilities at the school. Two other new schools, Aventura Waterways K-8 Center and Arch Creek Elementary, are opening nearby. In all, 11 new schools are opening in Miami-Dade County. To read The Miami Herald article, click here.