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Popular Education News
Legislative stalemate puts Florida school districts in a budgeting bind
(Tampa Bay Times)
Road to Bright Futures scholarships gets rougher
(Orlando Sentinel)
Senate passes special needs bill -- and sends it to the empty Florida House
(Miami Herald)
Latest glitches erode confidence in students' online testing
(Tampa Bay Times)
Lawmakers advance bill to weaken high school athletics association
(Tampa Bay Online)
Florida's latest stab at high-stakes school testing gets an F
(Tampa Bay Online)
DOE Says Testing Problems Caused By Vendor: Leon Schools Suspends Online Testing...Again
(WFSU FM Newsroom)
Standardized testing resumes in Manatee schools after morning outage
(Bradenton Herald)
More Florida private schools become dependent on vouchers
(Orlando Sentinel)
Community college compromise won't require FSCJ name change
(Florida Times-Union)
Florida bill letting selected school employees carry guns may be dead
(Palm Beach Post)
Wealth gap among colleges widens, study says
(Other Source)
Amended college bill lets SCF keep name
(Sarasota Herald Tribune)
Trustees select Palm Beach State College's first female president
(Sun-Sentinel)
Bill would let students attend one school, play sports for another
(Tampa Bay Online)

Popular Education Bills
SB 0616 Education Accountability
SB 0948 Education
HB 7069 Education Accountability
SB 1552 Student Choice
HB 0019 School Safety
SB 0602 Students with Disabilities
SB 7006 Early Learning
HB 1145 Education
HB 0041 Hazardous Walking Conditions
HB 4005 Licenses to Carry Concealed Weapons or Firearms
Education Bills On The Move
SB 7006 Early Learning
SENATE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
SB 0280 Teacher Salaries
SENATE Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
HB 0181 Educational Facilities
HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
HB 0061 Charter Schools
HOUSE Now in Choice & Innovation Subcommittee
SB 0148 Resident Status for Tuition Purposes
SENATE Referred to Higher Education; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
HB 0029 Financial Literacy Instruction in Public Schools
HOUSE Now in K-12 Subcommittee
HB 0019 School Safety
HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
SB 0096 Patriotic Film Screening
SENATE Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations
SB 7046 Education
SENATE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
HB 1299 Community Inclusion and Life Transition Advisory Councils
HOUSE Now in Choice & Innovation Subcommittee

Topic: Bright Futures

Senate budget paints brighter picture for scholarships than House

by Arek Sarkissian - 14 months ago - +
State economists say the number of Bright Futures Scholarships will drop in coming years due to tougher standards. The Florida College Access Network estimates 20,000 fewer first-time scholarship recipients qualifying for the program compared to last year.

Week in Review for April 11, 2014

by Florida Current Staff - 14 months ago - +
The House and Senate set the stage for the session's final two weeks; difference remain in tax cut proposals, money for water projects and implementation of a school voucher proposal.

Haridopolos: Senate budget allocations expected next week, cuts possible

by Bruce Ritchie - 42 months ago - +
The Senate president said failure to approve prison privatization will lead to spending cuts in other areas of the budget such as education and health and human services. "Those are difficult choices too," he said.

Recommended reading for Wednesday, August 10

by LobbyTools - 49 months ago - +
Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater says downgrade should not affect Florida for now, Bright Futures scholarships shrink, Rep. Bullard fined for turning in late campaign finance reports.

2011 session summary: Education

by Kim MacQueen - 52 months ago - +
What passed, what failed and what you need to know about bills dealing with K-12 and higher education. Teacher merit pay and vast expansions of voucher programs, charter schools and virtual education sail through the 2011 legislative session, though per-pupil funding is at its lowest in years.
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