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Education Issues

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Luther Campbell Fighting To Stay On the High School Football Field

    For decades, former 2 Live Crew frontman and current Miami New Times columnist Luther Campbell has been imparting his life wisdom on scores of young African American boys playing little league football in Liberty City. For the past three years, he's been a volunteer coach at Miami Central and Miami ... More >>

  • 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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Superintendent Alberto Carvalho Turned Down a Job in the Obama Administration

    Most local officials would jump at the chance to take their talents to Washington. Who wouldn't want national influence? Apparently not Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. He claims he turned down a job offer from Obama's secretary of education Arne Duncan.

  • News

    December 29, 2011

    Mavericks charter schools don't live up to big promises

    Most local officials would jump at the chance to take their talents to Washington. Who wouldn't want national influence? Apparently not Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. He claims he turned down a job offer from Obama's secretary of education Arne Duncan.

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2011

    Rick Scott Still Mum on Casinos, Wants More Lotto Sales

    ​The debate over whether Florida should allow destination casinos is certainly one of the biggest in the state. Yet Gov. Rick Scott has remained mostly silent on the issue. That's not to say he doesn't have some form of gambling of the mind. To fund a $1 billion increase in the education budget, h ... More >>

  • News

    November 24, 2011

    Alberto Carvalho: Miracle Man

    ​The debate over whether Florida should allow destination casinos is certainly one of the biggest in the state. Yet Gov. Rick Scott has remained mostly silent on the issue. That's not to say he doesn't have some form of gambling of the mind. To fund a $1 billion increase in the education budget, h ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    In FCAT Workshop, Miami-Dade Teachers Asked to Arrange Words For "Fatness"

    ​A group of Miami-Dade Schools public teachers at a recent FCAT workshop were given a sample test that will not restore your faith that the finest minds are running our school district. The teachers were asked to arrange synonyms for varying extremes of "fatness" from "most formal" to "most infor ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2011

    Ghost World

    ​A group of Miami-Dade Schools public teachers at a recent FCAT workshop were given a sample test that will not restore your faith that the finest minds are running our school district. The teachers were asked to arrange synonyms for varying extremes of "fatness" from "most formal" to "most infor ... More >>

  • News

    September 29, 2011

    Kids aren't racist, schools are

    ​A group of Miami-Dade Schools public teachers at a recent FCAT workshop were given a sample test that will not restore your faith that the finest minds are running our school district. The teachers were asked to arrange synonyms for varying extremes of "fatness" from "most formal" to "most infor ... 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

    September 19, 2011

    Charles Hankerson, Former Miami Northwestern High Principal, Embroiled In Grade Changing Scandal

    ​A Miami-Dade Public Schools principal credited with turning around a storied inner city high school's academic performance is under investigation for illegally changing student grades. The allegation against Charles Hankerson is the latest black eye for Miami Northwestern High School, which earli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Achievement Gap Between White and Hispanic Students Still as Wide as it Was in the 1990s

    Some children are apparently still left behind. ​Nearly 10 years ago President George W. Bush signed into law the "No Child Left Behind" act. Among other goals, Bush believed his education reforms would help close the achievement gap between white and minority students. Well, the Department of Edu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    Miami Northwestern Students Get Shaft From Education Bureaucrats

    Education Commissioner Eric J. Smith says no to Miami Northwestern.An assistant principal's mistake led Miami Northwestern High to get graded a D instead of a C last year. But the state's education commissioner won't grant Miami-Dade Public Schools' request to give Northwestern the higher grade. As ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Miami Teacher Jennie Smith Slams Obama for Sharing Stage with Jeb Bush

    ​During President Obama's quick trip to Miami on Friday he stopped by Miami Central High School to deliver remarks on education reform and notably shared the stage with Florida's former Republican Gov. Jeb Bush. Afterward, he held a 14-member round table on education, though only one teacher was i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Obama Cordially Greets Jeb and Scott But Fails to Land Man-Hug

    ​Used to be when the president came to Florida, it was customary for our governor to man-hug him, but with Charlie Crist out of office, that tradition is long gone. During his quick day trip in Miami today, President Obama met both Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Jeb Bush and had cordial interacti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    President Obama and Jeb Bush to Make Joint Appearance at Miami High School

    ​Politics and publicity opportunities make strange bedfellows. President Barack Obama and former Gov. Jeb Bush will appear together this Friday at Miami Central High School. Obama will be in town for a Democratic fundraiser but will swing by the school with Bush to address ways to turn around low- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Florida Children: Kind of Dumb According to Statistics

    ​The good news: Florida's children aren't the dumbest. The bad news: they're no where near the smartest, either. According to a new statistical analysis by the listacle-happy Daily Beast, Florida's children are only the 30th smartest kids in America. Our children are painfully average. Like, they' ... 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 >>

  • News

    August 12, 2010

    Rise Academy, Miami-Dade's most improved school, closed

    ​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

    July 27, 2010

    UCF Developing Abstinence Video Game With Hundreds of Thousands of Tax Dollars

    ​If you're liberal you probably don't like the idea of public schools using "abstinence-only" education. If you're conservative you probably don't like the federal government wasting tax dollars on stupid things. Finally the University of Central Florida has brought us a project that everyone can ... More >>

  • News

    July 22, 2010

    On L.A.'s Skid Row, a generational war over how to teach the American children of illegal immigrants

    ​If you're liberal you probably don't like the idea of public schools using "abstinence-only" education. If you're conservative you probably don't like the federal government wasting tax dollars on stupid things. Finally the University of Central Florida has brought us a project that everyone can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Mitt Romney Will Endorse Marco Rubio, Hopefully Won't Quote Castro While Doing So

    ​Ol' Mittens Romney will endorse Marco Rubio. The once, and probably future, presidential candidate was sitting on the sidelines of the Senate primary between Rubio and Gov. Charlie Crist, but has decided to side with Rubio after Crist vetoed an unpopular, but conservative-backed education bill.&n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Is Jeb Bush Still in Charge of Florida?

    ​Jeb Bush left office four years ago, but Associated Press writer Martin Merzer thinks he may still be in charge of the state -- or at the very least still the most influential voice in the governing Republican party."He's become a legislative Wizard of Oz -- thunder and lightning and pulling the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2010

    Once Upon a Crime

    ​Jeb Bush left office four years ago, but Associated Press writer Martin Merzer thinks he may still be in charge of the state -- or at the very least still the most influential voice in the governing Republican party."He's become a legislative Wizard of Oz -- thunder and lightning and pulling the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 7, 2010

    Read, Listen, Love

    ​Jeb Bush left office four years ago, but Associated Press writer Martin Merzer thinks he may still be in charge of the state -- or at the very least still the most influential voice in the governing Republican party."He's become a legislative Wizard of Oz -- thunder and lightning and pulling the ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

    No Child Left To Die

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2008

    Miami Book Fair Preview: Q&A with Art Spiegelman

    ​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 >>

  • Calendar

    June 12, 2008

    Schoolhouse Rock!

    The School of Rock kids aren’t just another brick in the wall.

  • Calendar

    October 11, 2007

    Just Let Your Soul Glow

    It's all about the Hamiltons, baby

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2007

    Proud to be Average

    It's all about the Hamiltons, baby

  • Film

    October 20, 2005

    Goy Gevalt

    In Her Shoes is pretty but useless, a Prada with a broken heel

  • Culture

    August 18, 2005

    What Really Happens in the Ladies' Room

    If We Are Women is an entertaining culture-clash coffee klatch for everybody -- honest

  • 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

    November 9, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    From the issue of November 9, 2000

  • 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

  • News

    August 5, 1999

    Gone with the Web

    Fear of Reading and Chronicle of a Going-Out-of-Business Sale Foretold top local best-seller lists

  • News

    July 22, 1999

    Standing Pat

    The school board may vote to name a school after a powerful union boss. That's politics, baby.

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