Families in Miami-Dade seem increasingly interested in having their children study the classics — think Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
As classical education charter schools like True North move into communities, amassing waitlists of potential students, Miami-Dade County Public Schools has decided to gradually implement a classical curriculum at a district-run neighborhood school.
“We have to be very competitive. We are in a world of choice,” said Miami-Dade schools superintendent Jose Dotres, who said he was inspired to take this new approach after touring True North…