Kate Payne
Education ReporterKate is an FSU graduate and worked at WFSU Public Media as a multimedia reporter before heading off to Iowa Public Radio. At IPR, Kate served as the Eastern Iowa Reporter, responsible for covering an important region for the state. While at IPR, Kate distinguished herself by breaking news about theIowa Democratic 2020 caucuses, reporting on a book ban of sorts at Iowa prisons, and real-time breaking news of the aftermath from a devastating derecho. Also, Kate was a driving force behind IPR's election year podcast, Caucusland. Reach Kate at kpayne@wlrnnews.org
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United Teachers of Dade says that more than 30% of its members have formally signed statements affirming they want to keep their union — a key step required by the state agency that oversees Florida's public unions. Next, UTD members must vote to recertify the organization.
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Investigators: Former school board member charged $100,000 to district credit cards for personal useFormer Miami-Dade County School Board Member Lubby Navarro has been arrested on four charges of fraud and grand theft. Investigators say she wracked up more than $100,000 on district-issued credit cards for personal purchases — including trips to Vegas and Disney.
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The school board unanimously rejected a plan brought by Superintendent Peter Licata for the district to begin building out its own full-scale police force as soon as next month.
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Miami-Dade County Public Schools opened its first magnet program back in 1973, as part of a national effort to voluntarily desegregate schools through parental choice. Fifty years later, the district has more than 370 magnet programs.
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Many students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools already have to wear uniforms. But the district is now reviewing whether that policy should apply to all students from pre-K through 12th grade.
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United Teachers of Dade failed to clear the threshold of having 60% of its members pay dues — a new requirement for public unions under state law. Now, Florida's largest teachers union could lose its contract as a result.
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Florida Atlantic University should go back to the drawing board on its search for its next top leader, state officials have decided.
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SundialGuest host Kate Payne is joined by the local group The Latin Divos. The Cuban trio takes Latin pop, traditional opera and timeless classics and makes them their own.
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Miami-Dade County Public Schools was the only school district in South Florida to earn an "A" letter grade last year, according to school grades released by the Florida Department of Education. It's the first year the ratings reflect the state's new testing system of "progress monitoring".
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State Sen. Jason Pizzo is in line to become the top Democrat in the Florida Senate. He's been visiting colleges and universities across the state to talk with students — and acknowledging that many young voters don't trust politicians.
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A Florida Department of Education spokesperson has said that allowing a transgender student to play on a girls' volleyball team in Broward County is against the law, and those responsible should face "serious consequences.”
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Ivan Silva has served in the Miami-Dade School Police Department for nearly 30 years, beginning his tenure as a school resource officer. He now leads the largest school police force in the country.