A week after banning two sex ed books, the board approves them In a striking reversal, Miami-Dade School Board Chairwoman Perla Tabares Hantman — who has been forced into retirement by a GOP-backed challenge — restored two sexual education books to the middle and high school curriculum only one week after she had voted to […]
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 […]
It’s been difficult to jump on the Miami-Dade School Board races because it’s a territory that Ladra doesn’t walk often, and we’ve been busy with a congressional and county races as well as a recall and funky county budget. There is likely good reason to replace both incumbents who were challenged. But Ladra thinks its […]