Florida schools roundup: Capital funds, ESSA answer, learning gap and more
Capital spending: A reduction of the state's school capital tax and the near evaporation of the state's Public Education Capital...
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Sales tax holiday: Florida's back-to-school sales-tax break weekend begins today and ends Sunday. Buyers will not have to pay the...
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School budgeting: The Pasco County School Board tentatively approves a $1.2 billion that's about $30 million less than a year...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Charter donations, budgets, bathrooms and more
Charter donations: Charter school companies have donated heavily to statewide candidates over the past 20 years. Now, increasingly, the donations...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Zika and schools, rankings, extra hour and more
Zika and schools: As more Zika virus cases are discovered in south Florida, school districts are advising parents to dress...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Tax-free weekend, SAT, early start and more
Tax-free weekend: The state's annual back-to-school, tax-free holiday has been cut back in more ways than one. It's been compressed...
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School budgeting: The Duval County School Board approves a 1.695 billion budget, a decrease of about 2 percent - $40...
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School budgeting: The Miami-Dade County School Board approves a tentative budget of more than $5 billion. While the tax millage...
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School budgeting: The Pinellas County School Board approves a preliminary budget of $1.5 billion that includes a slightly lower tax...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Budgets, legal fees, firings, start times and more
School budgeting: The Lake County School District's tentative budget for the next year is set at $549 million. The district's...
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