Florida schools roundup: Education budgets, bonuses, free agency and more
K-12 budgets: The Florida House budget bill would provide twice as much construction funding for charter schools as it would for...
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K-12 budgets: The Florida House Education Appropriations Committee proposes raising the K-12 education budget by $601 million, to $20.3 billion, which is about $150...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Test options, sex education, evaluations and more
Alternative tests: The Florida Senate education committee approves a bill that would allow school districts to use the SAT or...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Budget, recess, prayer, uniforms and more
K-12 budget: The Florida Senate Education Appropriations Committee proposes raising the K-12 education budget by $650 million, to $20.3 billion, which is about...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Recess, transfers, capital spending and more
School recess: A bill requiring a daily 20-minute recess in every Florida elementary school goes before the House's K-12 education committee...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Transfers, regulations, charter schools and more
School transfers: School board members, administrators and coaches are concerned about proposed bills in the Legislature that would allow students...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Measuring school progress, city districts and more
Measuring progress: Lee County School Superintendent Greg Adkins says the district will create its own scorecard for measuring school progress. "The...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Charter school oversight, teacher bonuses and more
Charter schools amendment: A Florida House committee passes a bill that would ask voters to approve a constitutional amendment to...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Rally for choice, recess, bonuses and more
Rallying for choice: As many as 11,000 supporters of school choice rally at the Florida Capitol to support tax-credit scholarships...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Tax-credit scholarships rally, Bush plan and more
Scholarship support: Supporters of tax-credit scholarships will rally at the Florida Capitol today. The constitutionality of the 15-year-old Florida Tax...
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