Florida schools roundup: Cyberattacks on schools, education bill and more
Schools cyberattacked: A cyberattack launched last fall against the Miami-Dade County School District and three others ultimately failed, but it did...
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H.B. 7069 signed: Gov. Rick Scott signs H.B. 7069, the Legislature's massive $419 million public education bill, at the private Morning...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: S.B. 374 veto, charters, new report cards and more
S.B. 374 veto: Gov. Rick Scott vetoes the Legislature's higher education bill, S.B. 374, saying it shortchanges community colleges. "While the...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: H.B. 7069, district tapping reserves and more
H.B. 7069: The controversial K-12 education bill H.B. 7069 has been sent to Gov. Rick Scott for consideration. He must make...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: H.B. 7069, S.B. 374, charter networks study and more
H.B. 7069: Sources say Gov. Rick Scott will sign the education bill, H.B. 7069, into law Thursday in Orlando, according...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Education spending deal, H.B. 7069 and more
Special session: A last-minute deal was struck on increasing per-pupil K-12 spending and providing more money for economic development and tourism,...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Special session, testing, prayer case and more
Special session: A proposal to change the way K-12 schools are funded fails in the Senate, and the chamber appears to be...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Veto override, special session bickering and more
Education bill: The Florida Senate votes to override Gov. Rick Scott's veto of the K-12 education bill. Senate Appropriations chairman Jack...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Session tension on spending, charters and more
Education budget debate: Senate President Joe Negron, R-Stuart, says he wants additional property tax money to provide two-thirds of the extra $215...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Per-pupil funding, longer school year and more
Student-funding bill: House PreK-12 Appropriations chairman Manny Diaz, R-Miami, files a bill that details the specific amounts the Legislature would...
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