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Well before messing up compensation for county commissioners, Miami-Dade’s payroll arm was over-paying hundreds of employees a month after the launch of a $66 million administrative software system.
When county employees get overpaid, it can take years for Miami-Dade to get the money back. After commission pay flubs, Miami-Dade audit shows more errors. Employees owe $3M
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is the public school district serving Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida.Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida, the largest in the Southeastern United States, and the third-largest [4] in the United States [5] with a student enrollment of 356,589 as of August 30, 2021.
The government of Miami-Dade County is defined and authorized under the Constitution of Florida, Florida law, and the Home Rule Charter of Miami-Dade County. [1] Since its formation in 1957, Miami-Dade County, Florida has had a two-tier system of government. Under this system, Miami-Dade comprises a large unincorporated area and 34 incorporated ...
Miami-Dade Transit, a county department of more than 4,000 employees, is the largest transit agency in the state of Florida and accounts for more than half of the trips taken on public transit in the state. MDT operates an accessible, integrated system of 93-plus Metrobus routes; the 22-mile (35 km) Metrorail rapid transit system; Metromover, a ...
In 2010–11, Miami Northwestern received a "B" on the School Accountability Report, the highest grade ever received by an inner-city school in Miami-Dade County. [4] [5] This improvement has been attributed in part to a major overhaul in school staff, and to an increased focus on college readiness and college-level courses. [4]
The school opened in 1899 as a black school, for black students residing in Dade County, although it traces its beginning to an earlier private school for black children, informally known as "The Little Schoolhouse," which opened in 1899 as the private Dade Training School. [1]
Jackson Memorial is the centerpiece of the Jackson Health System, owned and operated by Miami-Dade County through the Public Health Trust. The hospital is supported by Miami-Dade County residents through a half-cent sales tax. In 2014, the Public Health Trust received $364 million in unrestricted funds from Miami-Dade County.