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Daily Archives: May 1, 2014

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With cash to spare, legislators clamor to get pet projects in the budget

Florida Schools, Funding, In the NewsBy fsbawpMay 1, 2014

Now, in the final week of the session, lawmakers have about $1.2 billion in surplus, bonus money that can go pretty much anywhere they choose. That fact has stirred loose an avalanche of hometown projects, the likes of which Tallahassee hasn’t seen in an election year since 2006. “Think about it: What’s the average size…

Schools getting break on penalties for bad grades

Florida Schools, In the NewsBy fsbawpMay 1, 2014

TALLAHASSEE — A measure aimed at streamlining the state’s school-grading system and pausing the most serious consequences for some schools is one step away from Gov. Rick Scott’s desk. The Republican-controlled House readied the bill (SB 1642) for passage Tuesday, batting away complaints from Democrats that the proposal still doesn’t give schools enough time to…

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