Tag: Florida and school funding
Florida earns high marks for education funding equity
A new study from a personal finance website based in Washington, D.C., has ranked Florida fifth in the nation in terms of equitability of district education funding based on two metrics: average household income and expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools per pupil. In a review of 12,927 school... READ MOREFlorida roundup: charter schools, magnet schools, Bill Cosby & more
Charter schools. Florida’s first classical preparatory school, slated for opening...
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Tutoring oversight. In the first part of a two-part series on...
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Rick Scott’s proposed budget. Includes $1.2 billion more for public...
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School funding. Gov. Rick Scott proposes to spend $1.2 billion...
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Vouchers and testing. A new report from the Fordham Institute...
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No honeymoon for Bennett. Especially from the teachers union, reports...
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Pension ruling. In a case brought by the state teachers...
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School safety. Superintendents and lawmakers talk about more funding for...
READ MOREEmerging market in public education is a good thing
Words such as voucher, privatization, profit and corporation are often...
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Charter school attendance. The Palm Beach County school district plans...
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