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October 18, 2011

A Closer Look at Florida University Salaries

One of every eight state university employees earns at least $100,000, according to a salary database Gov. Rick Scott posted yesterday. More than half of state university employees earn less than $50,000. Scott posted the data to a website Monday, though it was already available online. Scott’s spokesman said the public has a right to […]

October 14, 2011

White House Says Orange County Schools Need Proposed Jobs Bill

Orange County is a White House poster child for the school renovation money tucked into president Barack Obama’s jobs bill. A White House press release points to a report from the Council on Great City Schools outlining urban school districts’ infrastructure needs. The White House notes that Orange County schools would receive $169.6 million to […]

October 12, 2011

Loopholes In Florida Law Mean Little Oversight of Charter Business Deals

This story is a collaborative investigation between The Miami Herald and StateImpact Florida. Read the Herald’s story. People who want to start up their own charter school must go through a rigorous application process. But after that initial hurdle, the school founders get a lot of freedom over how to run their publicly-funded schools and who to hire. […]

October 11, 2011

How Much Money Does Florida Have?

State economists are counting the contents of Florida’s piggy bank this morning to see how much money the state will have for its budget beginning July 1. Earlier this year it looked like Florida might have a very small surplus. Estimates last week suggested the state economy has slowed and lawmakers could now face a […]

October 7, 2011

Florida Ranks Sixth for K-12 Education Cuts

Florida’s education budget cuts were the sixth-largest in the nation since 2008, according to a Center on Budget and Policy Priorities report released Friday. Florida spends 18.1 percent less per K-12 student in state money than when the recession began in 2008, once figures are adjusted for inflation, according to the report.That means Florida is […]

Does Box Tops for Education Promote Junk Food?

Are parents buying junk food in an effort to help their kids’ schools? Our friends at HealthyState.org are asking that question about Box Tops for Education, which donates a dime for every product lid sent in by schools. The program started with cereal, but has now added lots of other items — even Hi-Liter markers. […]

October 4, 2011

Biden Tells Pasco Stories to Sell Jobs Plan

Pitching the effects on Pasco County elementary students, Vice President Joe Biden made a case for President Barack Obama’s jobs bill Tuesday. Biden pulled plenty of local anecdotes for his stop at Oakstead Elementary School in Land O’ Lakes: The $54 million shortfall the district faced this year; the 513 jobs cut; the eight Oakstead […]

Saving Energy Also Means Less Money for Florida Schools

Florida schools will have little construction money next year after state economists reduced their estimate by 70 percent Monday. Schools will have about $113 million available, down from the $380 million initially expected for the budget year beginning July 1, 2012. Utility taxes provide much of the school construction fund, but economists said fewer people […]

September 23, 2011

For-Profit Colleges Cashing in on G.I. Bill, Report Says

For-profit colleges are raking in federal education money for military veterans, according to a U.S. Senate report. Our colleagues at StateImpact Indiana have the details. A United States Senate study committee found that for-profit colleges are collecting nearly a quarter of all funds issued to veterans for education. According to the study, for-profit colleges benefited […]

September 21, 2011

Did Florida Schools Spend Stimulus Money Wisely?

Florida’s largest school districts spent just half the federal stimulus money intended to improve low-income student performance on those programs, according to an investigation by the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting. Instead, districts spent more than $200 million of the $400 million of the money — known as Title I — on employee salaries and […]

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