Category: Property Tax and Education News

To view a complete story, click on a headline below:    Governor Rick Scott names GOP operative to State Board of Education Governor Rick Scott bolstered his own influence as well as that of former Governor Jeb Bush on Florida’s …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:    Sun-Sentinel Special Section on Broward County Public Schools Broward County Public Schools is the sixth largest public school system in the United States and the second largest in …

The School Board of Broward County issued the following news release on August 31, 2011:   BCPS Schedules Two More School Boundary Community Orientation Meetings Broward County Public Schools has scheduled two additional School Boundary Community Orientation meetings for those …

    Florida Governor Rick Scott announced his three appointments and three re-appointments to the District Board of Trustees of Florida State College in Jacksonville, today, August 30, 2011.  The Governor’s news release detailing the appointments is reprinted below.   …

  Florida Governor Rick Scott announced his two appointments for the School Board of Broward County today, August 26, 2011.  The Governor’s news release detailing the appointments is reprinted below.   Should you have any questions or comments, please contact …

  Below are various education-related reports compiled during August 2011 by the Florida Legislature’s Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability. To access a complete report, click on its corresponding organization’s name.   Should you have any questions or …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Ex-education chief warns Florida schools going backward Test results show Florida is going backward in preparing students for college, yet the state’s high schools keep getting high grades …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Schools Look to Cut More A new athletic facility for Lakewood Ranch High School will be delayed for two years after a divided School Board provisionally agreed to …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   No property tax? Idea has fans, foes With property-tax notices coming out this month, it might be tempting to imagine what you’d do if you didn’t have that expense. …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Blog:  Report — Tax rates, business success seem unrelated Florida’s property tax rates seem to have no relation at all to the business climate in a given area, …