Category: Property Tax and Education News

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Deadline arrives for Race to the Top education money In or out?  That’s the question facing school district leaders across Florida today as they decide whether to …

The Florida Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (“OPPAGA”) has published reports on educational projects, as well as a fiscal survey of states by the National Governors Association and National Association of State Budget Officers.  OPPAGA regularly provides these …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida schools losing millions in funding School districts across Florida stand to lose millions of dollars in funding this month because more students enrolled in public schools …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Money again on the minds of school district administrators in 2010 In the realm of education politics, 2010 may be the year of déjà vu.   State …

The Florida Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (“LCIR”) recently released a report detailing how Florida counties are using local option tourist taxes.  To view a copy of the December 2009 issue brief entitled “Utilization of Local Option Tourist Taxes by …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida high court approves mediation models The Florida Supreme Court is ordering local judges to adopt a uniform mediation program to help pare down nearly 300,000 foreclosure …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Beach leaseholders on hook for property tax Beach residential property owners now must pay a total of $20 million in back taxes after losing a lawsuit against …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:    School class size, high-speed rail on Florida’s agenda The Florida Legislature could act next year to ease the disastrous economic impact of the class-size amendment on public …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Federal grant may give schools up to $700M As Florida races to win up to $700 million in federal grant money, teachers unions in the state’s two …

Five Broward County public schools have been recognized as being “Silver medalists” among the top 7.1 percent in America by a recent U.S. News and World Report comprehensive evaluation of the nation’s best high schools.   In order to accomplish the rankings, …