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Miami Dade College Board vote sets stage for Trump presidential library downtown w/ Clara-Sophia Daly miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

If you have been following the saga of the Miami school districts contract with BusPatrol, which operates school bus camera ticketing, here is the latest An audit finds the school district did not sufficiently vet their contract with BusPatrol.

This audit comes after a The Tributary Miami Herald investigation found drivers who were cited improperly, others unable to contest tickets. Some were given incorrect citation numbers, fined the incorrect amount and in some cases faced the threat of driver’s license suspensions.

The audit, the first in a two-part review, said there should have been more coordination between the school district, BusPatrol, the Miami-Dade County Sheriff and the Clerk of Courts before the program initiated. Read more at: miamiherald.com/news/local/edu…

New: Push to build Trump library on Miami Dade College land shrouded in secrecy, w/Claire Heddles and Clara-Sophia Daly miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

Push to build Trump library on Miami Dade College land shrouded in secrecy

Another person with legal protections snatched and separated from his family who is now disappeared.

After the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s office suspended the school bus safety program – the school board is still trying to piece together a way forward for the program. Meanwhile, the vendor has enlisted the help of two well-connected local lobbyists... miamiherald.com/news/local/edu…

A new lawsuit is attempting to void Miami Dade College’s land transfer for Trump’s presidential library until the board of trustees takes a new, publicly noticed vote. The lawsuit accuses the board of violating sunshine laws the first time it voted on it. miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

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I had so much fun writing this story about Miami Girls Rock Camp, where kids fueled by sugar cookies and Dr. Pepper took over a Miami nightclub for their final performance! Here's a gift link! miamiherald.com/news/local/edu…

NEW: Florida teachers are facing investigations for social media posts deemed insensitive after Charlie Kirk’s death — scrutiny that the state’s teachers union says targets even tangential or indirect comments. Gift link below to read the full story! miamiherald.com/news/local/edu…

This story is wild. A teacher in Miami-Dade is being investigated by the school district for social media posts, but they won’t even tell her what those social media posts are. Frank Kafka’s The Trial in real life.

A teacher under investigation said she didn’t post anything negative about Charlie Kirk but she did reshare a post that was critical of the state’s crackdown on speech.

There have been two instances of educators having their teaching certificates revoked by the state. In one case, it was revoked in part because the teacher provided students who visited an art exhibit she curated before becoming a teacher with a book titled “God is Trans.”

I am out here! Here’s what is going on at ‘No Kings’ protests in Miami and Broward miamiherald.com/news/local/com…