Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Despite voters saying they wanted partisanship out of school, conservative candidate Mary Blanco kept her seat on the Miami-Dade County School Board.

The housing market in South Florida has become so unaffordable, the state's largest school district is trying something new to retain workers — building workforce apartments on school campuses.

Miami-Dade County School Board members are throwing their support behind a proposal to terminate a controversial land deal in downtown Miami. The deal is central to a corruption case against a former city commissioner.

Miami-Dade County school board members agreed that more oversight of their own spending is needed — following the arrest of former member Lubby Navarro, who is accused of running up more than $100,000 in unauthorized charges on her district credit cards.

In her nearly two decades in the classroom, Melissa Abril-Dotel has worked to make sure her students are seen, heard and celebrated. Now she gets to share that philosophy across Miami-Dade County.

Four finalists are vying for the top title. Tuesday's awards ceremony is the culmination of a months-long process and it’s a moment some teachers have been working towards for years.

The vote comes just days after former School Board Member Lubby Navarro was arrested for allegedly racking up more than $100,000 in charges to school district-issued credit cards to pay for her own personal expenses.

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.

Former 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.

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.

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.

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.