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January 13, 2012

Researchers Defend Study Concluding Teachers Are Overpaid

Remember that study from two conservative think tanks that argued teachers were overpaid by 50 percent? The study concluded that taxpayers were “overcharged” by $120 billion each year. That’s the difference between what teachers are paid in salary and benefits and what they would earn in a comparable private sector job. U.S. Secretary of Education […]

January 12, 2012

Commissioner: Schools Need Money to Maintain Improvement

Florida’s falling rank on a nation education survey is evidence lawmakers need to increase school funding, state education officials said Thursday morning. Florida fell to 11th from 5th on the annual “Quality Counts” rankings released by Education Week this morning. Florida was ranked lower in both academic achievement and financing in the survey. Gov. Rick […]

January 11, 2012

Real Estate Investors Find Market in Charter Schools

Real estate investment firms have spied a new market in charter schools and are snatching up properties anticipating growth, according to Bloomberg. Among the industry leaders is a fund founded by former tennis star and charter school advocate Andre Agassi. Perhaps the most interesting nugget from the piece is this: Leasing charter schools property is […]

Why $1 Billion Doesn’t Go As Far As It Used To For Florida Education

Gov. Rick Scott insists lawmakers add $1 billion for K-12 education this year, but that money won’t go as far replenishing cuts as first thought according to a Legislative budget update this morning. Scott Kittel, Scott’s education policy adviser, told a House budget subcommittee this morning that the state now expects more students than initially […]

January 5, 2012

Teachers At High Performing Florida Schools Still Waiting On Bonuses

Florida educators at high-performing schools will have to wait until at least early February for their state bonuses, according to the Department of Education. The state had been waiting on high school grades — released Wednesday –before paying the bonuses to all state schools. Schools that earn an A rating or improve by at least […]

January 3, 2012

Six Florida Schools Named Best Values

The University of Florida is the second-best college value for in-state students in the country, according to Kiplinger Personal Finance magazine. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was the top-ranked school. New College in Sarasota was close behind, ranked 5th overall for in-state tuition value. Kiplinger‘s said they altered the rankings this year […]

December 29, 2011

Legal Challenge Over Florida DOE Contract

A legal challenge is being waged over a contract with the Florida Department of Education. A rejected vendor is protesting DOE’s selection of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) to develop test items and more under the “Florida Interim Assessment Item Bank and Test Platform.” The funding is provided by a Race to the Top grant from […]

December 23, 2011

School Board Member Says Her Special Needs Daughter Was Forced To Leave A Charter School

Earlier this month, an investigation by StateImpact Florida and the Miami Herald revealed that most Florida charter schools are not enrolling students with severe disabilities, like autism or cerebral palsy. The findings caused Miami-Dade School Board member Raquel Regalado to share her own story of how her daughter with autism was forced to leave a […]

December 15, 2011

Cashing In On Kids: Investigations Raise Questions About Florida Charter Schools

New investigations by the Miami Herald and StateImpact Florida raise serious concerns about Florida’s charter schools – including who’s profiting from them, and whether they are serving kids with severe disabilities. That’s the topic of a one-hour radio special, “Cashing in on Kids,” by WLRN/Miami Herald News in conjunction with StateImpact Florida and WUSF Public […]

December 14, 2011

Judge Tosses “Religious Freedom” Amendment Off Florida Ballot

A proposed constitutional amendment in Florida that would have allowed taxpayer funds to go toward religious institutions, including schools, was struck down by a judge Wednesday. Amendment 7, titled “Religious Freedom,” was slated for the November 2012 ballot. It was crafted by legislators last spring to counteract a provision of the Constitution known as the […]

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