TALLAHASSEE – The Senate and House on Thursday passed differing versions of a state budget but with the common theme of opposition to Gov. Rick Scott’s biggest priorities. The Senate declared Scott’s goal of $1 billion in tax cuts dead on arrival and “fiscally irresponsible” in the words of its top budget-writer, Sen. Tom Lee,…
1. Online learning is here to stay: http://www.kpk12.com/wp-content/uploads/Evergreen_KeepingPace_2015.pdf 2. Education may cut dementia risk: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/132727/20160211/can-education-reduce-alzheimers-risk-study-finds-link-between-dementia-and-high-school-diploma.htm 3. Low performing students: why they fall behind and how to help them succeed:http://www.oecd.org/pisa/keyfindings/Low-performers-infographic-EN.pdf 4. 2016 Florida Tax Handbook released:http://edr.state.fl.us/content/revenues/reports/tax-handbook/taxhandbook2016.pdf 5. King officially nominated as Education Secretary by Obama: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/02/11/obama-to-nominate-john-b-king-jr-to-officially-take-the-role-of-education-secretary/
CHARTER SCHOOL CAPITAL OUTLAY UPDATE As we reported to you earlier this week, the House has amended HB 873 to include new provisions for funding charter school capital outlay needs. The bill replaces the existing eligibility criteria for charter school outlay funding to provide that, in order to be eligible, a charter school must be part of…
TALLAHASSEE – A familiar face is back at the center of a perennial tug-of-war in the Florida Legislature between privately-managed charter schools and district-run public schools over taxpayer money for construction projects: Erik Fresen, the Miami Republican who controls the purse for education funding in the Florida House. His connections to the charter school industry…