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The Katrina Wilson Recipe

Name: The Katrina Wilson Recipe
Uploaded: 2026-09-24T12:00:00-04:00
Duration: 1 min 32 s
Description: A 90-second video on Katrina Wilson's record: Jeb Bush's Liberty City charter school, which closed in 2008 in debt; her charter-industry board seats; the Miami Gardens third-term push; and her run for Miami-Dade School Board District 1.

What goes into her, in 90 seconds. Turn your sound on.

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Sources

“We need someone who carries a knife in her teeth.” Washington Post, Nov. 1, 2015. Wilson’s recollection of what Jeb Bush told her.
The school wanted “an inexperienced person,” not beholden to teachers unions. New York Times, Mar. 8, 2015.
$1.1 million in state capital funds. Associated Press, Dec. 13, 2015.
$1 million in debt. Washington Post, Nov. 1, 2015.
Shut down in 2008 by the Miami-Dade School Board. Miami Herald, Mar. 7, 2015.
“A ruin baking in the Miami sun.” New York Times, Mar. 8, 2015.
Board president, The Charter School of Excellence, Fort Lauderdale. charterschool.com governing board; Florida Auditor General filing, FY 2023–24.
Vice president, Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools. floridacharterschools.org, 2026.
Pushed twice for a third term for the Miami Gardens council; a special election could have cost taxpayers up to $200,000. Miami Times / WLRN, Apr. 3, 2025.
Resigned from the Miami Gardens City Council to run for School Board. Florida Trib, Aug. 19, 2026.