Women honor new City of Miami directors
THE HONORED: Sandra Harris, Director of Transportation-left, Erica Paschal-Darling, Director of Finance and Angela Roberts, Director of Human Resources for the City of Miami. PHOTO …
School Board Disparity Study questioned
Black activists in Miami-Dade County are asking the Miami-Dade County School Board (MDCSB) to review audited findings of a disparity study that reveal the possibility …
Children’s Trust slashes funding to Miami-Dade’s most impoverished
The Children’s Trust’s mission is to improve the lives of all children and families in Miami-Dade County by allocating funds and other resources to clubs …
Education destroys the grip of homelessness
PHOTO COURTESY OF KHARY BRUNING/FOR SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES When they came to Miami from Las Vegas in 2014, Robin Gottschalk and her pregnant daughter …
Schools respond to community pressure
By MARGARITA SWEETINGSpecial to South Florida TimesMiami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho promised the implementation of what he called “policies, procedures, and practices,” that …
Audit criticizes disparity study
MIAMI-DADE — Miami-Dade County Public Schools has released an audit of the recent disparity report that was challenged by Black community leaders and reveals several …
First Disparity Study
Although he wasn’t able to attend last week’s press conference held by the Urban League of Miami, the NAACP, and the BAC Funding Corporation in …
Urban League and NAACP challenge Disparity Report
The South Florida Black community is fighting for equality again after discrepancies are identified in a Miami-Dade County Public Schools Disparity Report. After a press …