Broward County Public Schools is confronting more than a budget deficit or a series of embarrassing headlines — it is facing a full-scale leadership credibility collapse. At the center of the district’s dysfunction is a top-heavy executive structure that has failed to deliver transparency, accountability, or competence at a moment when all three are essential.
What makes the current crisis especially troubling is that Broward’s failures are not confined to a single department or a single bad decision. They span academics, operations, finance, procurement, communications, student services, technology, and strategy — a clear sign that the problem is cultural and structural, rooted in the district’s senior leadership team.
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