Category: Property Tax and Education News

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida to receive additional $170M in Race to the Top funds Florida will receive up to another $170 million in Race to the Top funds on top of …

Florida CFO and Gubernatorial Candidate Alex Sink announced a comprehensive education reform plan today, September 1, 2010.  To view the plan, click here. A press release detailing the plan from the Alex Sink Campaign is reprinted below.   Should you …

  The United States Department of Education announced today, August 24, 2010, that Florida, along with Georgia, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island and Washington, D.C., has been selected from among 19 states to receive funding from the second round …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   With city budgets under pressure, South Florida taxpayers to pay more for less Longtime homeowners are likely to bear the brunt of tax increases this year, and many …

  Florida Governor Charlie Crist and a delegation of Florida educators made a presentation to U.S. Department of Education officials today, August 11, 2010, as part of Florida’s continued effort to win federal Race to the Top education funds.  Meanwhile, the U.S. …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Broward School Board gives tentative OK to $3.4 billion budget Despite concerns from hundreds of teachers and parents, the Broward School Board on Thursday gave Superintendent Jim Notter’s …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida Among 19 National Finalists in ‘Race to the Top’ Federal Education Reform Competition Florida Governor Charlie Crist announced today, July 27, 2010, that Florida has been selected …

  Florida Governor Charlie Crist announced today, July 27, 2010, that Florida has been selected as one of the 19 finalists in Phase 2 of “Race to the Top” (“Phase 2”), a national grant challenge to improve schools as part …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: Circuit Court Tosses Amendment 3 A Tallahassee circuit judge on Friday threw out a proposed constitutional amendment he said could mislead property owners …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Bay County School Board to Possibly File Claim Against BP The oil spill is having affects on school systems across the Gulf Coast.  The Bay District school board …