By Bri Buckley | April 22, 2026
Partnership for Miami, a nonprofit composed of business leaders, weighed in on the selection criteria. Justin de Leon, representing the group, emphasized that “Student outcomes first and foremost are most important”. He stressed the need for “a leader who can be really clear-eyed about where we are today as a community to lead us through that change and reinvest these resources to strengthen schools and better support teachers”.