Rowan Moore Gerety
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Miami, FL, United States
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An Alternative to Police That Police Can Get Behind
In Eugene, Oregon, a successful crisis-response program has reduced the footprint of law enforcement—and maybe even the likelihood of police violence. → Read More
The Reality Of School Shooting Drills
Florida schools have ramped up "code red drills" in the aftermath of the Parkland shooting. One teacher plans to post footage of the drills online to build support for more restrictive gun laws. → Read More
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Students Walk Out In Protest 1 Month After Deadly Shooting
One month after a gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., students around the country walked out of school in a call for action against school shootings. → Read More
'The Crying, The Laughing, The Hurt,' A Talent Showcase Inside Prison Walls
Outside of his dreams, Juan Esquival hadn’t held his children since 1999. “Freedom,” said Elliot Ross, doing time for a string of robberies before his 22nd → Read More
The Fragmented Forests Of Madagascar
Madagascar is home to plants and animals found nowhere else, but their habitats are disappearing. The forest cover has fallen by more than 40 percent in recent decades. And what remains is fragmented. → Read More
Zero Suspensions And An Unexplained Leap In Excessive Absences In Miami-Dade Schools
In the middle of the school year, Hayden Dallip was at home in Miami Gardens when he got a call from his seventh-grade daughter. “She was crying—she said, → Read More
How Miami-Dade Schools Made Thousands Of Fights Disappear
In the 2014-2015 school year, Madison Middle School in Miami reported 55 fights to the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE)—nearly one for every three → Read More
Ocean Drive Hotel Owners Say Mayor's Proposal Would Hurt South Beach's Bottom Line
Ocean Drive business owners held a press conference Thursday to discuss alternatives to a proposal by Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine to ban the sale of → Read More
At the VA Hospital, Patients Often Wind Up in Court
One day in February, Salvatore Pelegrino, a cancer patient at the Veterans Administration hospital in Miami, was peeling an apple at a table on a patio → Read More
Hurricane Season: Are Schools Getting a Fair Deal on Property Insurance?
Hurricane Andrew caused close to $100 million dollars in property damage in the Miami-Dade County school district alone. Roofs were gone, books were soaked, whole schools had to be leveled and rebuilt. But, says Michael Fox, Director of Risk Management for the district, the damage was almost completely covered. “Whatever was not insured, we received grants from the Department of Education to… → Read More
Miami-Dade Faces Shortage of Treatment Beds Amid Spike in Opioid Overdoses
There are lots of ways to measure the recent spike in opioid overdoses in Miami-Dade County. You can look at the number of deaths from fentanyl—a potent → Read More
Constituents Call Curbelo's ACA Repeal Vote a "Declaration of War" on His District
As their constituents protested in support of the Affordable Care Act in Miami Wednesday, two South Florida republicans provided crucial votes for a bill → Read More
49 Years Later, A Teacher Reflects On Integrating An All-White School In Miami-Dade
The iconic images of school integration show determined black students making their way through jeering white crowds, just to take their seats in class. → Read More
Why No Parents Got A Chance To Say Their Piece At Broward County School Board Meeting
Around 2:30 p.m. last Tuesday, Broward County School Board Chair Abby Freedman faced an auditorium full of empty chairs, reading through a list of 17 → Read More
Tracing Gun Violence Through 3 Generations Of A Family
Violent crime has been going down over the past few decades, but for some families, it still defines their daily lives as they cope with shootings and their aftermath. → Read More
Tracing Gun Violence Through Three Generations Of A Family
Violent crime has been going down over the past few decades, but for some families, it still defines their daily lives as they cope with shootings and their aftermath. → Read More
High School Math, Science, and Foreign Languages: At Risk from Computer Coding?
Pembroke Pines sixth grader Ethan Greenberg traveled to Tallahassee last month to testify before the education committee of the Florida Senate about a bill → Read More
Miami-Dade Cops Pledge Gun Violence Prevention Pilot Program Focused On Services For Perpetrators
Representatives from law enforcement agencies across Miami-Dade County pledged Monday night to test out a model for reducing gun violence by focusing on → Read More
House Proposes $110 Million Cut For Universities, $61 Million for State Colleges
The Florida House is pushing for $164 million in budget cuts in its initial higher-education budgets. Under a plan outlined by the House Higher Education → Read More
A Progressive Teen Who Welcomed Trump's Rise Reflects On The President's First 60 Days
"I’d rather Trump to get elected than Hillary, just to see something change" said 15-year-old Casilda Arellanes as she looked out on a sea of & → Read More