By Miami Herald Editorial Board | April 28, 2026
There’s no bigger decision Miami-Dade County School Board members will make than the one they’re facing now: hiring a new leader for the third-largest school district in the country.
The last time they did this, in 2022, the process was an embarrassment. The application window was seven days long, there was no national search — the entire effort felt rushed. A Herald reader at the time said the search didn’t pass “the smell test.” The Herald Editorial Board called it a “misguided and insulting seven-day sprint to fill such an important job.” Then-board member Marta Perez called the search a “sham.”