/tags/miami-dade-county-public-schools-0 Miami Dade County Public Schools en-US WLRN Wed, 08 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMT /2023-02-08/these-are-our-stories-students-experience-anna-in-the-tropics-after-school-district-reverses-ba Hundreds of Miami-Dade County high schoolers were able to see the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Anna in the Tropics" after district officials reversed a decision to bar students from the show. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMT /2023-02-08/these-are-our-stories-students-experience-anna-in-the-tropics-after-school-district-reverses-ba Kate Payne /2022-07-08/florida-companies-and-the-15-week-abortion-ban-and-potentially-higher-taxes-to-fund-broward-schools With the 15-week abortion ban being reinstated in Florida due to the state's appeal, how will companies handle helping their employees with abortions if they choose to do so? Also Broward County residents will vote in August to decide whether or not to increase their taxes to help keep funding teachers and schools. Fri, 08 Jul 2022 22:14:39 GMT /2022-07-08/florida-companies-and-the-15-week-abortion-ban-and-potentially-higher-taxes-to-fund-broward-schools Natu Tweh /2022-01-28/monoclonal-sites-close-broward-and-miami-superintendent-news-miami-dolphins-seek-new-leadership Why did all the monoclonal treatment sites in Florida abruptly shut down? There’s a new leader running Miami-Dade public schools and Broward is closer to finding its superintendent. Plus, the Miami Dolphins' search for a new coach. Fri, 28 Jan 2022 22:03:26 GMT /2022-01-28/monoclonal-sites-close-broward-and-miami-superintendent-news-miami-dolphins-seek-new-leadership Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /2022-01-19/forgotten-black-cemeteries-miami-marlins-miami-dade-schools-search-for-a-new-superintendent Efforts to recover and preserve Black cemeteries. An update on the Miami Marlins. And Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ race to find a new leader. Wed, 19 Jan 2022 21:54:20 GMT /2022-01-19/forgotten-black-cemeteries-miami-marlins-miami-dade-schools-search-for-a-new-superintendent Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /podcast/wlrn-presents/2020-05-06/miami-and-county-school-board-destroyed-a-black-community-to-build-a-whites-only-school By Nadege GreenThe taking of Black-owned land is a common story throughout the history of the United States. In Miami, one community that was displaced… Thu, 09 Dec 2021 22:54:04 GMT /podcast/wlrn-presents/2020-05-06/miami-and-county-school-board-destroyed-a-black-community-to-build-a-whites-only-school Nadege Green /news/2021-12-09/miami-dade-superintendent-alberto-carvalho-is-headed-west-to-lead-the-los-angeles-school-district Alberto Carvalho has served as Miami-Dade schools superintendent since 2008, one of the longest tenures in the region and in the country. He will now head to California — to lead the Los Angeles Unified School District. Thu, 09 Dec 2021 21:33:01 GMT /news/2021-12-09/miami-dade-superintendent-alberto-carvalho-is-headed-west-to-lead-the-los-angeles-school-district Alyssa Ramos, Sherrilyn Cabrera, Elliot Rodriguez /2021-11-12/school-mask-mandates-get-revised-and-addressing-the-gender-pay-gap-in-south-florida Miami-Dade and Broward County Public Schools made masks optional this week. Plus, a new dashboard aims to collect data on gender inequity in South Florida. Fri, 12 Nov 2021 23:03:25 GMT /2021-11-12/school-mask-mandates-get-revised-and-addressing-the-gender-pay-gap-in-south-florida Andrea Perdomo /news/2021-11-10/south-florida-school-districts-decide-to-make-masks-optional Broward is the latest of the South Florida school districts to loosen their mask requirements just days after a judge on Friday ruled that Florida’s order banning mask mandates was permissible. Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:32:49 GMT /news/2021-11-10/south-florida-school-districts-decide-to-make-masks-optional Scott Travis , Brooke Baitinger /2021-11-02/local-elections-school-mask-mandate-surfside-tower-collapse-robotic-cats-dementia A brief local elections update and Miami-Dade’s recent mask mandate decision. Also, new findings could tell us how the Champlain Towers South condo collapsed. Plus, how robotic cats are helping people with memory loss diseases. Tue, 02 Nov 2021 21:53:32 GMT /2021-11-02/local-elections-school-mask-mandate-surfside-tower-collapse-robotic-cats-dementia Amber Amortegui /news/2021-11-01/miami-dade-school-district-relaxes-mask-policy-for-middle-and-high-school-students Parents of Miami-Dade County public high school and middle school students can opt their children out of the district’s mask mandate. Mon, 01 Nov 2021 22:03:35 GMT /news/2021-11-01/miami-dade-school-district-relaxes-mask-policy-for-middle-and-high-school-students David Goodhue | the Miami Herald