Carvalho: If Lawmakers Hold Irma Special Session, They Should Rewrite Charter...
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has a message for state lawmakers: Rewrite a controversial new charter school law now and avoid a lawsuit later. Carvalho wrote a letter...
View ArticleBroward County, 12 Other Districts File Legal Challenge to New Charter School...
Broward County and a dozen other school districts filed a much-anticipated lawsuit targeting House Bill 7069 on Monday.
View ArticleEight South Florida Schools To Get Extra $2K Per Student
Eight of South Florida’s most struggling schools will get a multi-million dollar boost over the next two years to offer social services like mental health care. The state Board of Education on...
View ArticlePuerto Rico's Slow Recovery, Irma Food Benefits & Public Schools vs The State...
One month since Maria hit Puerto Rico, the wait for Irma's food benefits in South Florida and Florida public schools vs. the state over charter schools all on this week's 'special pledge edition' of...
View ArticleMiami-Dade School Board Chair Proposes Deadline For Suing Over House Bill 7069
The chair of Miami-Dade County’s school board wants to set a deadline for the district to decide whether to join a legal challenge against a controversial new charter school law.
View ArticlePembroke Pines Is Upgrading Charter School Security, But What Will It Mean...
Pembroke Pines has final approval from city commissioners to overhaul and upgrade security cameras at its charter schools. The two K-8 schools, two K-5 schools and the middle school Academic Village...
View ArticleMiami-Dade School Board Elects New Chair, Who Opposes Suing Over Charter...
It took Miami-Dade County’s school board 30 rounds of voting before a majority agreed on its next chair: Perla Tabares Hantman. For about an hour of sometimes tense exchanges, the nine-member board...
View ArticleState Asks Court to Dismiss Palm Beach County's Lawsuit Over Charter School...
The Florida Department of Education this week asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a controversial law that is expected to boost charter schools. State attorneys...
View ArticleElementary School Near Liberty City to Split Space With Incoming Charter
An elementary school near Liberty City is about to get a new neighbor — not just next door but in the same building. The national non-profit charter school chain KIPP will open its first location in...
View ArticleSouth Florida Schools Competed for An Extra $2K Per Student — And Broward Lost
The Broward County school district was passed over — again — for an extra $2,000 per student at three of its most struggling elementary schools.
View ArticleMiami-Dade School Officials Sought Compromise, Not Legal Battle, On Charters...
The leaders of Miami-Dade County Public Schools opted to negotiate with state lawmakers — rather than sue — over a controversial new law that diverts millions in construction funding from traditional...
View ArticleHold-Out School Districts Distribute $15M To Charters 'Under Protest,' Accuse...
Broward County Public Schools and another large Florida school district begrudgingly distributed more than $15 million in local construction funding to privately-run charters on Friday after they were...
View ArticleA Shortcut To House Education Mega-Bill 7055: Here's What's In It And Why You...
The conservative Republican leader of the state House of Representatives wants a bill to become law so badly, he tied it to billions of dollars in public school funding. The Democrats in his chamber...
View ArticleVenezuela's Refugee Crisis, Miami School Closes, History Of The Gulf, Harlem...
The refugee crisis in Venezuela is putting pressure on neighboring countries, especially Colombia. WLRN's Americas Correspondent Tim Padgett was in Cucuta, Colombia to get a closer view of the town...
View ArticleMiami-Dade County Commission Restricts Expansion of West Kendall Charter...
A West Kendall charter school received the Miami-Dade County commission's approval Thursday to expand and increase its enrollment. But the go-ahead came with a caveat to limit bringing more traffic...
View ArticleA Democrat Running For Governor Founded Palm Beach Private School — But Is...
The Democrats in this year's governor's race say they're all about spending more money on public schools — and slowing down Republican efforts to create more privately run alternatives like charter...
View ArticleAs Fight Over Education Amendment Rages In Court, Creator Says '8IsGreat'
The League of Women Voters of Florida is hoping to persuade a Leon County Circuit judge today to strip a constitutional amendment proposal off the November ballot. The amendment in question is number...
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