Florida schools roundup: Budget deal, special session, vetoes and more
Budget deal, special session: Gov. Rick Scott and leaders of the Senate and House reach an agreement on the state budget,...
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Budget negotiations: The backstage maneuvering on the state budget is intensifying, and some Tallahassee insiders think a deal can be struck...
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Scott gets budget: The Legislature has sent the $82.4 billion state budget to Gov. Rick Scott, who has until June 15 to...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Education bill, hiring delay, success penalty and more
Education bill: The First Amendment Foundation joins those calling for Gov. Rick Scott to veto the education bill. President Barbara Petersen...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Education bill, concern for future of schools and more
Education bill: The Senate is reportedly planning to deliver the education bill to Gov. Rick Scott today. If it does, Scott...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: School sales tax holiday, education bill and more
Sales tax holiday: Gov. Rick Scott approves a three-day sales tax holiday for back-to-school shoppers. It's Aug. 4-6, and gives shoppers...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Pre-K report, resegregation, private schools and more
Pre-K access, funding: Florida ranks second in the nation in providing access to pre-kindergarten programs, but just 40th in per-student funding,...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Reading tests, achievement plan, budgets and more
Reading test results: About 90 percent of the state's high school seniors who had to retake the Florida Standards Assessments language arts...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: School choice, education bill, test scores and more
School choice: In a speech Monday night, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says President Trump will offer the “most ambitious...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Reading test scores, achievement plan and more
Third-grade reading results: Eighty-one percent of the state's third-graders posted passing scores on the Florida Standards Assessments reading exam this year, according to...
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