Last year’s big legislative education debate could also be this year’s big issue, according to the chairman of the Florida House education committee. Rep. Bill Proctor, R-St. Augustine, told the Florida Times-Union that a top priority was to make sure districts were making progress on a law that requires teacher evaluations, implements performance-based pay and […]
Florida high schools learned their grades from the Department of Education Wednesday. StateImpact Florida learned a few lessons in the data: 1) Grades are going up — More high schools than ever earned an ‘A’ or ‘B’ grade on last year’s report cards. The biggest surge came in schools earning Bs — up to 207 […]
When the Legislative session opens next month, expect these folks to make the most news — or maybe just the most noise. Gov. Rick Scott — Scott got much of what he wanted last year. The first bill he signed into law — with a press event at a charter school — required statewide teacher […]
The week between Christmas and New Year’s is something of a slow news week for education reporters. But lawmakers return to Tallahassee next month, so we’ll spend a few days getting you up to speed on what to expect this legislative session and who the key players are. Here’s six bills that could set the […]
Here’s a sampling of coverage of the budget proposal Gov. Rick Scott unveiled Wednesday. Scott wants to add $1 billion to K-12 education, but it could come at the expense of Medicaid and other state programs. Scott vowed to veto any budget that did not increase K-12 funding. From the Palm Beach Post:
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Former Gov. Jeb Bush has weighed in on Tuesday’s National Assessment of Educational Progress results. His solution to stalled progress: Raise the standards. But Bush may have buried the lead in his statement, advocating against further budget cuts. Florida cut the sixth-most from the K-12 budget since 2008, according to one survey. “And investing in […]
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