Tag: Florida TaxWatch

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Florida’s tax credit scholarship saves taxpayer dollars and helps students succeed

Editor’s note: This guest editorial written by Florida Sen. Joe Gruters, who represents District 32 and serves as chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, first appeared in the Sarasota Herald Tribune. In her Nov. 1 column, (Herald Tribune opinions editor) Barbara Peters Smith wrote that she welcomes a debate... READ MORE
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The sobering costs of safety, reopening schools, budget cut suggestions, Dreamers win and more
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Death, taxes and K-12 funding disputes
Two new studies illuminate Florida K-12 funding. The first, from...
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Florida schools roundup: Enrollment growth slows, ESSA plan and more
Enrollment slowdown: State analysts project that Florida’s K-12 public school...
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Florida schools roundup: Framers may file brief, lawsuit threat, bond projects and more
Framers may weigh in: The so-called “framers” of the 1998...
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Florida schools roundup: School closings, budgets, ACT scores and more
Storm closes schools: More school districts around the state announce closings...
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Florida schools roundup: Teacher pay, true costs, safe schools and more
Teacher pay: Prospects for a statewide $200 million raise in pay...
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Report shows true bottom line on Florida’s public education spending
The most commonly cited price tag for Florida public schools...
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Florida schools roundup: No names in bills, alternative schools and more
Bill drops name: A bill that would prohibit Florida high school...
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Florida schools roundup: Athlete transfers, spring break work and more
Athlete transfers: State Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, and Jerri Kelly, the...
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Florida roundup: Common Core, magnet schools, best principals & more
Virtual schools. Florida Virtual School is developing an online course...
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