Renovations at Black schools, but no Black workers present Two board members raise concerns about bond policy A random visit to Norland Elementary School by a school board member on Monday has renewed criticisms about disparity in hiring Black people on construction projects and among vendors of Miami-Dade County Public Schools District. School Board Member…
Miami Kappas celebrate 70 years of service to community residents Banquet closes out the anniversary festivities of chapter’s frat house The Miami Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, founded on Nov. 23, 1946, celebrated 70 years of service and brotherhood at the chapter’s fraternity house located in Miami’s West Little River area. Fraternity and…
No light shining in our Black community’ Darkness has seemed to outshine light in Miami’s urban core over the past 12 months with the increasing incidents of senseless gun violence among our children and youth, incidents that involve mainly black males who are either victims or suspects in the murder and mayhem that has gripped…
Miami-Dade County Public Schools system to track contracts behind schedule Personnel issues are part of delay, according to software company When Superintendent Alberto Carvalho courted Black Miami to support the $1.2 billion general obligation bond, he promised that the Miami-Dade County Public Schools District would track Black business participation. In an ideal world, Carvalho wanted…
Black contractors shortchanged out of $1.2B pot $21 million of $536 million spent goes to urban communities, latest data shows The 2012 public school General Obligation Bond that was pushed heavily in Black Miami-Dade neighborhoods has yielded three new campuses, and dozens of overhauled campuses. But of roughly $536 million spent or otherwise allocated to…
Providing a hot meal for Miami-Dade students after a hurricane’ The powerful winds of Hurricane Irma blew through South Florida, leaving a trail of debris, devastation, and even death. Evidence was visible in uprooted trees, downed power lines, and the tragic deaths of elderly who would lose their lives from heat exhaustion as a result…
School janitors say they are overworked and struggling to keep campuses clean School janitors in Miami-Dade are struggling to keep buildings clean as budget cuts and the loss of students to charter schools have led to reductions in custodial staff. At a School Board meeting on Wednesday, janitors and union representatives said custodians are overworked…
Miami-Dade Schools win $15 million federal grant for magnet programs’ Miami-Dade County Public Schools was one of four Florida school districts to win a $15 million grant from The U.S. Education Department’s Magnet Schools Assistance Program to implement magnet schools that increase racial integration, promote academic opportunity and excellence. The Magnet Schools Assistance Program grant aims to eliminate,…
We can ensure that student discipline measures are on the right track School safety and student discipline will always be primary concerns among policy makers, district administrators, principals, teachers, parents, students and school stakeholders. As the ultimate authority for ensuring school safety and setting standards for student discipline, the Miami-Dade County School Board must effectively…
Scott Lake Elementary kicks off GOB project Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho, School Board Member Dr. Steve Gallon III, Principal Lakesha M. Wilson-Rochelle and district representatives gathered at Scott Lake Elementary Oct. 5 to break ground on its general obligation bond (GOB) construction project at the Northwest Miami-Dade school. Slated to be completed on August…