Florida schools roundup: Constitution revisions, student arrests and more
Constitution revisions. Another panel working to rewrite Florida's constitution has advanced a proposal that would allow "charter districts." Under the...
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Few issues attract more special-interest attention during Florida's annual legislative sessions than gambling legislation and the state budget. The long-term...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Turnarounds, pluralism, civics and more
Urgency. Hillsborough County School Board members say the district needs to move faster to boost performance in persistently struggling schools....
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Legislation, Hope Scholarships and more
Legislation. The Florida House advances a wide-ranging education bill over Democrats' objections. The minority party has taken a caucus position...
Read More >Fla. House advances wide-ranging education bill
The Florida House has combined a wide range of education initiatives into a single bill, triggering an intensely partisan debate...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Hope Scholarships, charter funding and more
Hope Scholarships. A bill creating new school choice options for students who are victims of violence or harassment advances, with...
Read More >Another judge allows Fla. charter school payments to proceed, despite lawsuits
A Leon County judge today rebuffed a second attempt by districts to halt capital outlay payments to charter schools. Today's...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Education legislation, lawsuits and more
Legislation. The Florida House's big education bill keeps getting bigger. It now includes the Hope Scholarship proposal and a provision...
Read More >Fla. House, Senate take different approaches to charter school capital funding
The two chambers of the Florida Legislature proposed different approaches to funding charter school facilities in their competing spending plans...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Legislation, constitution revisions and more
Constitution revisions. The education committee of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission approves a quartet of school choice-friendly proposals. redefinED. The state's...
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