Earlier this week we wrote about a new study showing charter schools receive about 70 cents, per student, for every dollar district schools receive. The report included a few policy changes that would help even out the funding. One change was to make charter schools the Local Education Authority — a legal term that equates […]
Miami Herald columnist Fred Grimm raises another issue with the proposed bill requiring equal funding for charter schools and district schools: A credit crunch. But the budget has another complication. Most of that remaining $230 million must go to pay off the district’s mandatory obligations, including some $180 million due as debt payment on bonds, […]
Charter schools receive about 70 cents for every dollar budgeted to a traditional district schools, per student, according to a new analysis from Florida TaxWatch. Florida TaxWatch argues a handful of changes could eliminate the disparity, including requiring school districts to share local money for buildings and repairs and allowing charter schools to be their […]
Seminole County’s school board has found itself a political target at home, and in Tallahassee, for its threat to close down schools due to budget cuts and declining revenue. Seminole is facing a $20 million budget shortfall next year, largely due to the end of one-time federal assistance. The district has proposed everything from saving […]
Gov. Rick Scott has thrown out a handful of education markers for lawmakers this session, most notably threatening to veto any budget that does not increase K-12 funding. Scott told lawmakers that he also opposes a proposed budget that would raise tuition at state universities. But it’s worth underlining a passage in the Orlando Sentinel’s […]
The Florida House is proposing a budget that would match Gov. Rick Scott’s goal of adding $1 billion for K-12 education, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, said adding the money won’t be easy, but the state’s economy is improving. From Cannon’s press release: We have endeavored to prioritize the most […]
House Speaker Dean Cannon says he shares Gov. Rick Scott’s goal of adding $1 billion for Florida schools, but stopped short of committing to the money in next year’s budget. Cannon, R-Winter Park, spoke with Mark Simpson of Orlando’s WMFE. “It’s too soon to tell,” Cannon said. “That’s one of those areas where we share […]
Governor Rick Scott keeps saying he will veto any budget bill that does not significantly increase funding for Florida public schools. And he’s proposing an extra billion dollars. But it turns out not all of that money would actually be new money for schools, according to the Governor’s top education policy chief, Scott Kittel. Here’s the […]
New York City’s decision to close a C-rated charter school has sparked a national conversation about what kind of performance should be expected of charter schools. The school had been previously warned about its performance. Some observers say the closure of Peninsula Preparatory Charter School is a signal charters need to do more. Is it […]
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 […]
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