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December 7, 2011

Governor Proposes Billion Dollar Boost In Florida Education Spending

Gov. Rick Scott has unveiled his proposed budget for the next fiscal year. It’s $4.6 billion less than the current state budget, but education gets a big boost. Scott is seeking a $1 billion increase in education spending with a focus on grades K-12. “Despite tough economic times,” said Scott, “this investment will provide the […]

Why Gov. Scott Wants to Add $1 Billion for Florida Schools

Florida Gov. Rick Scott wants to add $1 billion for Florida education, according to the News Service of Florida, despite an expected $2 billion budget shortfall. Scott will release his budget today, but News Service of Florida said he gave school leaders a preview Tuesday: In a conference call with state school superintendents Tuesday, Scott, […]

December 6, 2011

Florida Governor Promises Investment in Education Despite Funding Gap

Gov. Rick Scott sees a brighter future for Floridians through higher education. In a letter to newspaper editorial boards around the state, Scott said education pays off through “higher earnings and lower unemployment rates.” Then he addressed the money issue. For the school year beginning next fall, he wrote that Florida’s student population is expected […]

Florida Charter Group Has Short Legislative Wish List

A new charter school advocacy group has just one item on their Legislative agenda come January — Equal funding for charter schools students. The group, the Florida Charter School Alliance, said a 2010 Ball State University survey showed Florida charter schools receive $2,749 less, on average, per student than district schools. That 25.1 percent gap […]

November 21, 2011

Should Students Pay Fees To Get A GED?

Enrollment is down in Florida’s adult education classes, and it may be because of money. High school dropouts looking to prepare for a General Educational Development test (GED) now have to pay for classes that used to be free. The same applies to those who want to take courses in English as a second language. […]

November 18, 2011

Three Florida Colleges Leave Graduates Deep in Debt

OnlineUniversity.net has released an infographic on schools that graduate students with the most and least college loan debt. And three of the top five colleges with the highest student debt are in Florida. 3rd place: Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. with an average student debt of $43,206 4th place: Barry University in Miami […]

November 17, 2011

Could Florida Schools Strike it Rich With New Casinos?

A Jacksonville state Senator has filed a bill that would earmark gambling money for K-12 education as state lawmakers prepare to debate allowing megacasinos, according to the Jacksonville TImes-Union. The bill would set aside 2 percent of gaming revenue for a Department of Education endowment and juvenile justice. But is it a good idea to […]

Shamir Ali Update: He’s Free, But College Wants Him to Pay Out-of-state Tuition

Shamir Ali of Bangladesh made national headlines after StateImpact Florida and others described his plight: He was being deported, even though the Obama Administration’s policy was to allow college students like him to stay in the U.S. Now, he’s been released from a Florida immigration detention center and given temporary legal standing in the country. But […]

November 14, 2011

Which College Graduates Are Unemployed?

Gov. Rick Scott is stoking his feud with social scientists, adding some data to his argument that state universities should push more students toward degrees in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, fields. Scott’s press office sent around a link to a Wall Street Journal collection of unemployment rates by college major. The database […]

November 9, 2011

Ohio Keeps Collective Bargaining Rights; Will Florida Do the Same?

Ohio voters have rejected a law that significantly weakened the collective bargaining power of more than 350-thousand public employees, including teachers. The bill was signed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich last spring. Opponents immediately launched a campaign to overturn the law through a ballot referendum that became known as Issue 2. They were successful, with […]

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