Miami-Dade schools

Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of Los Angeles public schools in the nation’s second-largest district, was put on paid leave Friday, two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters. He previously headed Miami-Dade schools.

Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles school system, started working in Miami-Dade County Public schools as a teacher more than 30 years ago before serving as its superintendent. A home in Southwest Ranches, in Broward, was also raided.

Miami-Dade’s School Board authorized its attorneys to file a lawsuit against the company that manages WLRN, the public radio and television stations for which the board holds the broadcasting license.

A growing generation of young designers is making an imprint on Miami’s fashion scene, by making less of an imprint on the environment.

When Jose Dotres takes office as the next superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, he'll stepping in during a time of crisis, as the pandemic continues to take its toll. WLRN's Kate Payne spoke with Dotres about what he faces.

The three finalists to be the next superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools are being publicly interviewed at a special school board meeting Monday. Check back for updates as the board questions the candidates and deliberates.

The Miami-Dade County School Board is meeting Monday to publicly interview the three finalists for the district's superintendent position. Board members could vote to appoint the next leader during that same meeting.

Those who died include teachers, bus drivers, a security worker and a cafeteria manager. "It is a bruising statistic that we need to absolutely internalize," said Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho.

In past years, about 5,000 to 6,000 students would participate in the district’s summer learning programs, said Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. This year, the district is targeting 65,000 students, or a quarter of its enrollment in traditional public schools.

Miami-Dade School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s nonprofit foundation is under investigation by the Office of the Inspector General regarding a solicited donation from K12, the company that provided the district with an online platform that didn’t work during a tumultuous first two weeks of virtual schooling.

In a long-awaited and much anticipated decision, Miami-Dade County Public Schools will start the school year remotely and at a later date of Monday, Aug.…

Only 11 of Florida’s 67 county school districts have given classroom teachers the option of carrying guns on campus this school year, according to the…