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Scott PowersSeptember 27, 2017

Florida Agriculture Commissioner and leading Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam told the Florida Chamber of Commerce Wednesday that Florida needs to do more to help Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, including preparation for a mass migration of Hurricane Maria aftermath evacuees. Putnam, speaking before the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s 2017 Future of Florida […]

Associated PressMarch 12, 2015

Class size limits could be eased for Florida’s schools under a bill now moving in the Florida Legislature. A House committee approved the measure Thursday. A 2002 state constitutional amendment limits classes in core subjects to 18 students in kindergarten through third grade, 22 in fourth through eighth grade and 25 in high school. The […]

James CallFebruary 12, 2015

Count Florida TaxWatch among those supporting schoolwide averaging rather than the specific number of students in a class for compliance with Florida’s class-size amendment. The government watchdog group Thursday said the state could save billions of dollars by adjusting the way it calculates the number. TaxWatch has produced two research papers on the subjects available here and here. […]

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Adam Putnam calls for Florida to prepare for Hurricane Maria evacuees ‘with open arms’

Class size limits could be eased for school districts

Florida TaxWatch projects billions in savings with class-size tweak