Category: Property Tax and Education News

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida counties among group challenging impact fees  Lee, Collier, seven other counties and three government associations filed suit to overturn new restrictions on local impact fees Wednesday, …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Governor Crist avoids talk of tax increase for schools Gov. Charlie Crist delivered an optimistic message about the state budget and state economy to a gathering of …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   State lawmakers to begin examining ways to alter class-size amendment Following the letter of the law may come down to a matter of verbage in the Florida …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Governor seeks budget hike for Florida’s public schools Gov. Charlie Crist — who is running for U.S. Senate — is recommending a $22.7 billion budget for PreK-12, …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Crist seeks to raise state education budget Gov. Charlie Crist on Monday rolled out a public education budget that aims to boost school spending by more than …

Florida Governor Charlie Crist issued his proposed 2010-11 state education budget of $22.7 billion today, January 25, 2010. The proposal, which pertains specifically to state, federal and local funding for Pre-K through Grade 12 Florida education, represents a $535.5 million increase …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Broward school district must cut $47 million or 475 jobs, officials say As many as 475 employees in the Broward School District’s facilities and maintenance divisions could …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:    Governor Crist Signs Florida’s Race to the Top Application Approval could provide more than $700 million to continue increasing student learning and quality education Governor Charlie Crist today …

Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed Florida’s application for over $700 million in federal education stimulus grants at an elementary school in Orlando today, January 15, 2009.  Winners of the funding program, which is known as “Race to the Top,” are expected …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida ranks eighth in new education report Florida public schools rank 8th in the nation — a huge leap from 31st just three years ago — in …