Jason DelgadoApril 26, 2021
4min2294
Charter schools are a big winner in the proposal.
Tag: PECO
Jason DelgadoApril 26, 2021
Drew WilsonMarch 16, 2020
4min536
The top-ranked PECO project will go unfunded.
Staff ReportsMarch 13, 2020
2min635
Charter schools are the biggest winners.
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 8, 2020
5min504
PECO funding poised for boost even without bonds.
A.G. GancarskiAugust 14, 2019
Jacob OglesMarch 18, 2019
8min1489
Schools worry how to fund capitol projects.
Drew WilsonAugust 22, 2018
5min398
Tampa Democrat Mike Alvarez said Wednesday that if he’s elected to House District 62, he has a plan to bring much-needed construction and maintenance funding to public schools. The proposed plan, titled the “Make Schools Student Ready Act,” would boost the funding schools receive from the Public Education Capital Outlay Trust Fund, or PECO, which […]
Danny McAuliffeOctober 23, 2017
5min383
House Appropriations Chairman Carlos Trujillo is looking to take a breather on education-related new construction and rehabs. The Public Education Capital Outlay Trust Fund, or PECO, is used for maintaining, restoring and repairing existing state education facilities. It includes Florida colleges, universities and K-12 schools. Funded by gross receipts taxes, or charges on utilities and […]
Guest AuthorAugust 23, 2017
7min693
With a new school year kicking off this month, parents across Florida logically expected that the state is providing the proper environment necessary for children to achieve their greatest potential. That’s why I was outraged to read last week about students in Hillsborough County who are languishing in sweltering classrooms because the school district simply […]
Ryan RayMarch 6, 2016
5min237
A key legislative budget committee met for the second time Sunday and hashed out previously unresolved conflicts on state education funding, including some $700 million in cash and bonding for construction for K-12 and higher education institutions. The inclusion of money from bonds is something Gov. Rick Scott – a budget hawk who loathes debt – opposes. […]