Miami-Dade County Public Schools

In an ad airing on Spanish-language media, a conservative Cuban-American attorney endorses a superintendent candidate he says will "approve and promote the law of Governor Ron DeSantis."

The Miami-Dade County School Board is moving ahead with its rapid search to find a new superintendent, over the objections of community groups calling for a national search. On Tuesday, board members narrowed down the candidate pool to three finalists.

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.

What’s next for Miami-Dade County Public Schools with Superintendent Carvalho’s upcoming exit? Pembroke Park wants to police itself and break away from BSO. And A former WLRN intern is the Harvard Crimson’s first Latina president.

A school board with ideological divisions over charter schools, the role of police, budget priorities and more: That's what Alberto Carvalho will need to manage in his next role, explained KPCC education reporter Kyle Stokes.

Parents of all Miami-Dade County Public School students can opt out of the district’s mask mandate, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho announced Tuesday afternoon. Parents can access the opt-out forms starting Wednesday at any school or on the school district’s website, Carvalho said. Full implementation is expected by Friday since students are off from school Thursday for Veterans Day.

Miami-Dade School Board Vice Chair Steve Gallon discusses the district's decision to mandate masks for students, and the US Ambassador to Haiti talks about interagency efforts to provide disaster relief to Haiti.

We are dedicating the entire program today to hear from teachers from all over South Florida as they get ready to start the school year.

In South Florida, the Palm Beach County school district reported the highest percentage of students taking in-person classes and saw no decline in third graders' pass rates on state language arts tests.

Summer plans for the school districts of Palm Beach, Broward and Miami Dade counties, some businesses will keep pandemic practices in place for the foreseeable future and US Rep. Frederica Wilson shares her reaction to Juneteenth becoming nationally recognized holiday.

This post will be updated today, Thursday, May 13, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.