Category: Property Tax and Education News
Dec 15, 2011
Florida Governor Rick Scott issued a letter to Florida School Superintendents yesterday, December 14, 2011, about his 2012-13 State Budget recommendations. As explained by the Governor, Florida faces significant education funding challenges this budget year, inasmuch as it gained …
Dec 5, 2011
The following article was published today, December 5, 2011, by The News Service of Florida: Panel Backs School Insurance Consortium With its sponsor saying the bill would save a “substantial amount of money,” a Senate committee …
Nov 23, 2011
In an 8 to 7 opinion issued today, November 23, 2011, the First District Court of Appeals said trial courts do have the ability to decide whether the state has violated a constitutional provision guaranteeing a high-quality public school system. …
Nov 4, 2011
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Public Employee Pension Lawsuit May Wallop Florida Budget A lawsuit challenging the new state law making public employees pay 3 percent of their salaries for their retirement plan could …
Oct 3, 2011
Florida economists at the Public Education Capital Outlay (“PECO”) Revenue Estimating Conference held today, October 3, 2011, reduced the forecast of the maximum amount available for appropriation from the PECO Trust Fund for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 by $267.6 million, …
Sep 28, 2011
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Revised state economic forecasts cloud local government revenue expectations State forecasters issued revised estimates this week that show the recovery in property tax revenue for local governments could …
Sep 22, 2011
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: State Wants Federal Waiver for Struggling Schools Program Despite a miraculous jump in school grade from an “F” to a “C,” last year, struggling Miami Edison Senior High …
Sep 20, 2011
Both Broward and Miami-Dade County Public Schools were among three finalists for the 2011 Broad Prize, announced today, September 20, 2011. For the honor, each school system received won $150,000 in college scholarships for its high school seniors. Given …
Sep 20, 2011
Forty-one Broward County Public Schools (“BCPS”) students have been named semifinalists in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program (“Program”). These seniors now have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,300 National Merit Scholarships, worth more than $34 …
Sep 14, 2011
The School Board of Broward County issued the following news release, today, September 14, 2011, about the selection of Robert Runcie as Superintendent of the Broward County Public Schools: Above: Robert Runcie BROWARD SCHOOL BOARD SELECTS NEW SUPERINTENDENT The School …