Broward Schools & Property Tax Edition: Capitol to Courthouse Headliners — Thursday, May 19
May 19, 2011
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Governor Scott sifting through $69.7 billion budget for additional cuts
Governor Rick Scott said he intends to hack away at the state budget that lawmakers passed earlier this month, but defended his own decision to spend state dollars to tack his name onto highway welcome signs.
- Blog: Governor Scott promises to find ‘additional savings’ in state budget
- Governor Rick Scott not expected to make much use of his veto powers
- Conservationists ask Governor Scott to veto bill that slashes water-management budgets
- Florida Legislature Briefs: Governor says he won’t sign budget without tax cuts
Nation’s 6th largest school district slashing jobs
The Broward County school district is cutting teaching positions as it grapples with a $144 million deficit for the upcoming school year.
Years of cuts bring Florida schools to breaking point
The choice of classes is smaller these days at Lake Howell High School, the wait for a guidance counselor longer and the campus shabbier, with its once blue floor tiles worn to a dull gray.
Florida Education Association Considers Post Session Lawsuits
Some public school employees consider themselves and Florida’s students victims of the 2011 legislative session, calling it a massacre against quality education.
Special election on property tax for Walton schools ends today
Today is the last day for the public to cast its vote about whether to renew a four-year property tax designated specifically for the Walton County School District.
GOP lawmakers may not have reduced Florida government, but definitely reworked it
Florida Republican leaders said they were intent this spring on getting government out of people’s lives and scaling back the broad reach of Tallahassee.
Will revoking growth management help development?
In the current economy, “growth management” sounds like a bit of a joke.
PolitiFact: State senator claims school nurses can’t give aspirin without parent’s permission
In a show of Republican muscle, Florida lawmakers passed several bills relating to abortion during this year’s legislative session.
Governor Scott threatens veto of college construction projects
Worried about Florida’s debt, Governor Rick Scott warns he may veto more than a $100 million in college construction in the new state budget.
Digital Textbooks May Be Required in Florida Public Schools by 2015
Florida could become one of the first states in the country to require all public schools to convert to digital textbooks.
Wall Street Journal: Texas to Teach More Students With Less Money
Education officials here are preparing to welcome 300 additional students in the next school year, on top of the 6,296 already enrolled.
Wall Street Journal: California’s Tax Revolt In Favor of Higher Rates
Thousands of California teachers turned out this week to protest potential budget cuts to education and to urge lawmakers to raise taxes.
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