Board actions: The Florida Board of Education approves a budget request of $20.9 billion for the state’s K-12 schools. The request, which now goes to Gov. Rick Scott and the Legislature, calls for a 3.4 percent increase in overall spending and a 2.5 percent boost in per-pupil spending. News Service of[Read More…]
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Florida schools roundup: Grades in, Vitti’s job, racial goals and more
School grades: The 114 Florida schools that received preliminary grades of incomplete in May now have their final marks from the state. Incompletes are given when fewer than 95 percent of a school’s students take the Florida Standards Assessments tests. Orlando Sentinel. Both schools in Franklin County receive C grades from the[Read More…]