Staff ReportsJune 29, 2020
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School districts will be on the hook for more than half the increase.
Tag: School districtsTALLAHASSEE, FLA. 3/4/25-Gov. Ron DeSantis, right, shares a laugh with Rep. Lawrence McClure, R-Dover, as he enters the House Chamber to give the State of the State address on the opening day of the 2025 Legislative Session, Tuesday at the Capitol in Tallahassee.
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Staff ReportsJune 29, 2020
Renzo DowneyApril 15, 2020
4min584
At least 250 Leon County school district employees are in the at-risk demographic.
Sarah MuellerApril 1, 2020
5min551
Some students didn’t pick up a laptop and some households don’t have internet access.
Ryan NicolNovember 22, 2019
4min387
Avila is asking for money for a physical therapy pool as well as a meals program to assist the elderly.
Ryan NicolSeptember 24, 2019
4min278
The move follows a similar proposal from Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Ryan NicolJanuary 30, 2019
3min507
The exemption would take effect on Jan. 1, 2021 if successful.
Danny McAuliffeSeptember 17, 2018
4min380
Correction: An earlier version of this article mischaracterized the intention of the Florida Association of District School Superintendents. The group is wholly supportive of eventually transferring unused school security funding. School superintendents backing the transfer of unused security money concurred with legislative leaders this week that numbers should be finalized before the Legislature amends any funding set […]
Staff ReportsJuly 6, 2018
4min263
Students in 19 districts go back to school on Aug. 10, according to the Florida Department of Education. Brevard County is among those school districts resuming operation then. But, as reported by Florida Today, the district does not expect to have the necessary amount of school safety officers in all of its elementary schools at […]
Scott PowersApril 24, 2018
3min386
The U.S. Department of Education will move forward with grants to schools in Florida and other states that took in children evacuees from Hurricanes Irma and Maria and then struggled with unexpected costs, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy‘s office announced Tuesday. Under legislation Congress pushed through and approved in February, with Murphy’s backing, the department will […]
Associated PressAugust 19, 2016
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A federal judge has turned down a request from Florida Education Commissioner Pam Stewart and six school districts to take over a lawsuit that challenges the state law preventing some students from being promoted to the fourth grade. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker ruled Friday following an emergency hearing. His decision means that the dispute will […]