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Daily Archives: August 3, 2016

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Florida’s pension fund ekes out gain in volatile year

Budget, Funding, In the News, Personnel, Retirement, TeachersBy fsbawpAugust 3, 2016

Despite a topsy-turvy year in the world financial markets, Florida’s $142 billion pension fund managed to show a gain for the seventh straight year.  Ash Williams, executive director of the State Board of Administration, which manages the fund, told Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet on Tuesday that the fund ended the state fiscal year…

State Resumes Borrowing for Education Projects

Facilities, Funding, In the NewsBy fsbawpAugust 3, 2016

Reversing a five-year trend, Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday unanimously agreed to borrow $285 million over the next few years to build and maintain facilities for state universities, colleges, and public schools. Read full article

The New Era of Education Accountability

Accountability, Assessments, Governance, In the News, Legislation, NationalBy fsbawpAugust 3, 2016

With No Child Left Behind in the rear view mirror and waivers a thing of the past, states are embarking on a new era of school accountability under the new education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act. And as they get to work using their newfound flexibility to create a more personalized system of checks…

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