Sommer Brugal

Reflecting the recent surge of immigrants, since the start of the 2022-23 school year nearly 10,000 students from those countries have enrolled in Miami-Dade schools — about 2,500 more than in the entire 2021-22 year.

Miami-Dade and Broward school district students performed better on this year’s annual statewide exams compared to last year’s, but only slightly more than half of the students earned a passing score of Level 3 or higher in English and math.

Scores on the state’s annual third-grade reading exams increased slightly in Broward public schools this school year, while scores in Miami-Dade decreased slightly, according to 2022 Florida Assessment results quietly released this week by the Department of Education.

A Miami Herald review of nearly 6,000 pages of textbook examinations shows just three state reviewers — including a sophomore studying politics at a conservative college in Michigan — said four math books violated a state rule that prohibits the teaching of critical race theory.

Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s final day as the district’s leader will be February 3.

The district can't require students to wear masks, thanks to recent legislation, but Superintendent Alberto Carvalho says the district must respond to the recent skyrocketing of COVID cases.