Ramirez,Eddy. “Rudy Crew; Miami School Chief is Ousted.” US Daily News 15 September 2008. 18 September 2008 <http://www.usnews.com/blogs/on-education/2008/9/15/rudy-crew-miamis-school-chief-is-ousted.html

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In Miami, Florida the superintendent of Dade-Public school system was fired. Rudy Crew was let go due to accusations of misuse of the districts finances and failure to interact with the majorities in the community. This however was a complete shock to the board after being informed of his great works in New York. Back in 2004 Crew also fired dozens of city employees and cancels a construction project for the district resulting in millions of Miami’s tax payer’s dollars wasted. After a meeting with the entire board of directors they came to an agreement to buy Mr. Crew out of the remaining two years left in his contract.

This is absolutely insane. Yet another official has fallen from the public schools. Having people in charge of finances is a big responsibility and should not be taken lightly. However having a well trusted individual in charge of handling a matter of this magnitude, it’s disappointing seeing that they can’t be trusted. It wasn’t said in the article if the money was stolen or just mishandled but nevertheless it is still disappointing. This school system was rated the fourth largest district in the nation and was nominated for the prestigious Broad Prize for Urban Education. Officials now say that they may have lost their chances of winning the award due to this unfortunate event.