Gov. Scott pitches $87.4 billion election-year budget for Florida

2018 Legislative Session, Accountability, Advocacy, Budget, Curriculum, ELL Students, In the News, Legislation, technology

Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday called for a record-high state budget of $87.4 billion for next year, an election year that offers him one last chance to recast spending priorities before leaving office.  It is by far the largest budget Scott has proposed since the Republican governor took office seven years ago, and it’s a…

Tampa Bay Area Schools Open Doors To Puerto Rican Students

2018 Legislative Session, Advocacy, Budget, ELL Students, Health, In the News, National

More than 5,000 students from Puerto Rico have enrolled in Florida public schools since Hurricane Maria.  In the seven weeks since the storm made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, the majority of schools in Puerto Rico still don’t have electricity or running water.  While most students have settled in Central and South Florida, school…