Gray RohrerApril 24, 2023
4min0
'We have this monumental FEFP before us and there have been some changes within it before but none to the extent that you’ll see this year.'
Tag: school funding
Gray RohrerApril 24, 2023Gray RohrerFebruary 18, 2022
9min0
Legislators must have a final budget in place by March 8 in order to end the Legislative Session on time.
Wire ServicesFebruary 11, 2021
4min856
House Speaker wants school funding tied to actual — not projected — enrollment.
Danny McAuliffeMarch 19, 2019
4min443
The Senate’s K-12 spending proposal is more expensive than Gov. DeSantis' plan.
Michael MolineSeptember 14, 2018
5min627
A leading Senate budget writer claimed vindication Friday in a lingering dispute with House leaders over whether to allow local school boards to capture all of the value of rising property values when setting local tax rates. Rob Bradley, co-chair of the Joint Legislative Budget Commission, underscored the point during a presentation on the state’s three-year fiscal […]
Lloyd DunkelbergerNovember 16, 2017
6min344
Another battle about using increases in local property taxes to bolster public schools will complicate upcoming state budget negotiations. In his $87.4 billion budget proposal for 2018-2019, Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday called for a $770 million increase in funding for Florida’s kindergarten through 12th-grade education system. But nearly $7 out of every $10 of […]
Staff ReportsJanuary 3, 2017
1min616
The Florida Lottery surpassed $6.2 billion in sales during 2016, setting a record and improving on the previous year’s take by more than $411 million Lottery officials announced the new benchmark in a press release. “Ending 2016 with this never before reached sales record is a tremendous accomplishment for the Florida Lottery,” Secretary Tom Delacenserie […]
Guest AuthorJune 15, 20157min236
One of the great advantages of the universe as well as one of its biggest problems is that everything is connected to something. From the forces that act on the tiniest subatomic particle to the most massive of planets, nothing works apart from everything. Nothing exists entirely within a vacuum, completely unaffected by anything around […]
Guest AuthorJanuary 27, 2015
5min240
When asked his opinion about birth control, Bobby Kennedy famously said, “As the last of six children, I may have a conflict of interest.” So do I on the question of elected vs. appointed superintendent. As the first and only non-educator chosen to lead Okaloosa Schools, I freely admit I wouldn’t make the cut in […]
Guest AuthorJanuary 27, 20156min321
When asked his opinion about birth control, Bobby Kennedy famously said, “As the last of six children, I may have a conflict of interest.” So do I on the question of elected vs. appointed superintendent. As the first and only non-educator chosen to lead Okaloosa Schools, I freely admit I wouldn’t make the cut in […]