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Charter Schools

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Paul Mira, Teacher Who Had Sex With 12-Year-Old Student, Avoids Jail Time

    Paul Michael Mira, the former PE director at a Miami charter school, has admitted to having sex with both a 12-year-old and a 17-year-old student, but because of a plea deal struck with prosecutors, the man will not have to serve any time behind bars. Instead, the sexual predator who has basically a ... More >>

  • News

    December 29, 2011

    Mavericks charter schools don't live up to big promises

    Paul Michael Mira, the former PE director at a Miami charter school, has admitted to having sex with both a 12-year-old and a 17-year-old student, but because of a plea deal struck with prosecutors, the man will not have to serve any time behind bars. Instead, the sexual predator who has basically a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    Paul Michael Mira, Charter School Athletic Director, Allegedly Raped 12-Year-Old Girl

    ​Paul Michael Mira, the athletic director of Archimedean Middle Conservatory and Archimedean Upper Conservatory, two associated Miami-Dade charter schools, is on the run after being accused of committing sexual battery on a 12-year-old girl. Police report that Mira has told relatives that he' ... More >>

  • News

    September 29, 2011

    Kids aren't racist, schools are

    ​Paul Michael Mira, the athletic director of Archimedean Middle Conservatory and Archimedean Upper Conservatory, two associated Miami-Dade charter schools, is on the run after being accused of committing sexual battery on a 12-year-old girl. Police report that Mira has told relatives that he' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Racism Starts at Home Then Progresses in School

    ​Luther "Luke" Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke addresses the absence of bigotry in children.When I drop my 2-year-old son off at day care, I am so amazed at how ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Florida Legislature Sponsoring Showing of Biased and Inaccurate Education Documentary Waiting for "Superman"

    ​We wouldn't expect state government debate on health care to include a screening of Michael Moore's Sicko anymore than we would debate on teen pregnancy to include a viewing of MTV's Teen Mom, so why are both houses of the Florida legislature sponsoring a viewing of the biased and inaccurate educ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2009

    Of Luna and Lunatics

    Gun on a plate? THAT'S NOT FUNNY!!!​My post last week about Luna PIzza's opening party and the entertainment provided by students from The Miami Charter School generated quite a strong reaction. I think crazy strong. Here is, in its entirety (I've added CAPS to a few words I think might have been ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Free Pizza, New Blue Collar Food Blog

    ​Free Pizza With BaselLuna Corner Pizza (6815 Biscayne Blvd.) is throwing a grand opening bash this coming Saturday, December 5th, from noon to 6:00 p.m., right smack dab in the middle of the Taste of MiMo festival, right smack dab in the middle of Art Basel. Free tastings of gourmet Italian pizza ... More >>

  • News

    March 3, 2005

    Ags to Riches

    Can rural Homestead find deliverance from rampaging developer Steve Shiver?

  • News

    September 9, 2004

    Orca Frustration

    "As soon as I crossed the Mason-Dixon Line, I knew it was different here"

  • News

    April 1, 2004

    Black Gawk Down

    Paint peccadilloes and a Trump soiree sans Trump

  • News

    March 25, 2004

    Meet Mr. Arza

    In four short years, state Rep. Ralph Arza has gone from schoolteacher to powerful politician, and now he's about to take control of public education in Miami

  • News

    February 12, 2004

    An Army of One

    No, Rosa Kasse isn't crazy to do battle with state Rep. Ralph Arza -- it just looks that way

  • News

    May 8, 2003

    Smaller Is Better

    The case for breaking up the grossly dysfunctional Miami-Dade County school district

  • News

    September 5, 2002

    Strange Days at FIA

    A black charter school was supposed to lead African-American youth into a bright future. It hasn't happened.

  • News

    February 28, 2002

    Resegregation Now, Resegregation Forever!

    Are charter-school conversions the vanguard for public education or a scam for resegregating the learning experience and making a lot of money?

  • News

    May 17, 2001

    Lesson the Damage

    The disastrous demise of Techworld raises questions about how we should navigate the uncharted waters of private-public education

  • News

    September 21, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    From the issue of September 21, 2000

  • News

    August 24, 2000

    Schoolhouse Knocks

    Although the Liberty City Charter School helped make Jeb Bush governor, four years on it's barely passing

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