Florida schools roundup: Spending, transfers, class size suit and more
School spending: Florida schools are still struggling to recover from spending cuts made during the Great Recession of 2007-2009, say superintendents...
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More on budget: An item in Gov. Rick Scott's budget would eliminate restrictions on students' eligibility for online classes. Right now,...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Education budget, charters, civics, DeVos and more
Education budget: Gov. Rick Scott's $83.5 billion budget includes an expansion of the Bright Futures scholarship program to cover summer...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Spending, graduation, leasing a school and more
Education spending: Gov. Rick Scott releases his proposed budget today, which calls for an increase in the state's Bright Futures...
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Payment questioned: A Broward County School District audit reveals that the district paid a former district police employee about $23,000 over...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Potential education cuts, choice push and more
Ideas to cut education: If Florida has to cut its PreK-12 education budget, Education Commissioner Pam Stewart says it should end the...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Bonuses, achievement gap, arrests and more
Teacher bonuses program: The chairman of the Florida Senate K-12 education appropriations subcommittee says he wants to rewrite the bill authorizing teacher...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Graduation, common exams, growth and more
Graduation path: State Rep. Ralph Massullo, R-Citrus County, files a bill that would give students a way to graduate without...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Choice growth, open enrollment, new bills and more
School choice growth: More than 1.6 million Florida preK-12 children enrolled in school choice programs during the 2015-2016 school year, according...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Education bills, absentee students, homeless and more
Legislative bills: More education bills are filed for consideration in this year's legislative session, which begins in March. Among them are...
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