Budget conference: Student spending gap shrinks

2019 Legislative Session, Advocacy, Budget, In the News, Legislation

The Senate is offering a less-ambitious increase to per-pupil funding, moving more toward the House’s position on money for Florida schools.  Members from both chambers met for the first time Wednesday to work out funding differences for the PreK-12 education system. Among other revisions, the Senate offered to lessen its per-pupil spending increase from $350 to…

FSBA Session Spotlight — April 24, 2019

2019 Legislative Session, Accountability, Advocacy, Budget, Charter Schools, Elections, Ethics, FSBA Session Spotlight, Health & Safety, Higher Education, In the News, Legislation, Personnel, School Boards, School Choice, School Governance, Student Voting, Voucher

As reported in Tuesday’s Session Spotlight, the Budget Conference Committees have been assembled and begun work on resolving differences between the House and Senate budgets. Last night, the Higher Education Budget Conference Committee met and the House has made an initial offer on a variety of issues, including Workforce Education.  The PreK-12 Conference Committee is…