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News Roundup

Smaller Is Better

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

Letters from the Issue of July 18, 2002

Read all about it: Republicans conspire to ruin public education!

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?

Roger the Dodger

Who is the superintendent of schools, and why will he keep his job?

Lesson the Damage

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

Schoolhouse Knocks

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

Brainteaser

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

Chairman of the Board

Folks don't know much about school board chairman Solomon Stinson, but they do know this: Don't cross him

The Name Game

True or False: The county's newest addition to public education was christened Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School because that's what taxpayers wanted

A Real Class Act

What happens when four women accuse a high school principal of sexual harassment? So far, not much.

Not Just Another Pretty Bureaucrat

Meet Dr. Henry Fraind, the Dade public school system's second-in-command -- and one heck of a looker

Coming of Rage

Meet Dr. Henry Fraind, the Dade public school system's second-in-command -- and one heck of a looker

The Old School of Power

He has been enormously influential for 34 years, yet Pat Tornillo -- politically astute leader of Dade's teachers' union -- remains a mystery to most

Dade Divided

One person won the job of county chief executive. But in the end, everybody lost.

Roll out the Red Tape

How many bureaucrats does it take to fill a pothole at a Dade County school? The author would like to tell you, but he's still counting.

The parents couldn't believe what they were seeing. The children were frightened by what they heard. The staff resented their intrusion. And the school was supposedly a model of racial harmony.

How many bureaucrats does it take to fill a pothole at a Dade County school? The author would like to tell you, but he's still counting.

Kramer's Donor Boner

South Pointe Elementary officials were thrilled with the $100,000 check. They'd be even happier if they could cash it.

The Dynamic Duo

Their flocks have multiplied despite past controversy. But can the Revs. Victor Curry and Richard Dunn preach politics?