Florida School Boards Association
Last month, state economists predicted that the state would have a surplus of about $340 million after funding the state’s priorities and maintaining a healthy balance in state reserves in the 2015-2016 fiscal year. Those priorities include providing sufficient funding to maintain current funding levels for education after taking growth and inflation into account. Meanwhile,…
Back in August, the U.S. Department of Education criticized Florida’s approach to testing of students learning English, saying it would compromise the state’s ability to keep its waiver from federal No Child Left Behind requirements. State officials shot back angrily. Gov. Rick Scott held a press conference in Miami threatening legal action if the feds didn’t relent within…
Legally and arithmetically, municipal pension plans have nothing to do with the the Florida Retirement System. Politically, they mean a lot, though. The LeRoy Collins Institute recently issued a report, appropriately titled “Tough Choices,” evaluating 151 municipal pension plans across Florida. It was an update of a 2011 report, using more detailed measurements, and the…