If there was any doubt that Monica Colucci was a Republican Party plant in the Miami-Dade School Board race against Marta Perez, there isn’t any now that she’s filed several campaign finance reports. Colucci reported raising $104,362 through July 1– not a bad figure for a newbie. But a closer look at the funding finds […]
Key Biscayne teacher intends to run against incumbent in District 6 And then there were four. Miami-Dade School Board Member Mari Tere Rojas, the last incumbent to stand alone, drew a challenge last week from first grade teacher Sandra Manzieri, a teacher at the Key Biscayne K-8 Center. Qualifying doesn’t end until noon Friday, but […]
Insiders fear the gov has already hand-picked a successor A Doral activist has started a petition to get Miami-Dade School Board Member Christi Fraga to resign from her seat now, rather than effective in November, as she runs for mayor of the western-edge municipality. Florida law requires Fraga to resign to run, but the resignation […]
Will the last incumbent get a challenge by qualifying deadline? Three of the four Miami-Dade School Board races are filling out with about three weeks left before the qualifying deadline. Robert Alonso, who filed against veteran Perla Tabares Hantman then suddenly decided to retire after almost 30 years. Maribel Balbin, former president of the League […]
Manny Cid, Maribel Balbin among potential candidates Miami-Dade School Board Member Perla Tabares Hantman, who has served in that capacity for almost three decades, will not seek re-election. She made the announcement days after a Miami Lakes man tied to Gov. Ron DeSantis and charter schools filed to run against her. We knew she wasn’t […]
A Miami Lakes man connected to Ron DeSantis and charter schools could challenge longtime Miami-Dade School Board Member and current Chair Perla Tabares Hantman. Roberto J. Alonso is a trustee at Miami Dade College, appointed by the governor in 2020, and a civic leader with roles on the Miami-Dade planning and zoning board, the Miami […]
Jose Dotres will make almost twice as much as he did in Collier County The new Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent starts his $370,000-a-year job Monday leading the sixth largest school district in the country. He’ll be commuting. Jose Dotres, who was chosen Jan. 25 by the school board over two other finalists to replace Alberto Carvalho […]
Miami-Dade School Board members on Monday chose longtime administrator José Dotres to be the new superintendent after the abrupt departure of Alberto Carvalho to the Los Angeles, California, school district. Yeah, it was quick. Carvalho announced in December that he was leaving, for real this time after he changed his mind when New York City […]
Can you imagine 30 people in a room today without masks? The governor can. If those people are children. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — who has repeatedly failed to act responsibly on the COVID-19 emergency — has come under intense fire for his executive order forbidding local governments from making mask mandates. This came after […]
The following story was written by Ladra’s new cachorro intern. Be nice. By Brandon Rosado for Political Cortadito The race to replace longtime Miami-Dade School Board Member Larry Feldman can be described as a classic David and Goliath battle between a veteran politician with much palanca and a young, idealistic newcomer with not-as-much palanca, but […]