New year activates new state laws
\n(Central Florida News 13 © 12/31/2011)
ORLANDO -- \n \n \n\nWhen the clock strikes midnight on Sunday, several new laws will go into effect across Florida.\n \n\nThere's been a lot of talk the past few years about our children and their diets.\n \n\nSeveral area");
document.write(" school districts have received grants to promote healthier eating habits in school, and provide healthier choices for children.\n \n\nStart...\n
Budget mess marks past 12 months for Keys schools
\n(Florida Keys Keysnet © 12/31/2011)
The Monroe County School District learned in 2011 to live with a lot less, cutting more than $9 m");
document.write("illion in expenses largely by slashing teacher pay and putting off a number of planned initiatives.\n\nAnd based on the fiscal outlook for the coming year, the lean times are far from over -- administrators are already projecting at least a $4 million shortfall for the fiscal year that starts July 1.\n\nPr...\n
Vote for flexible spending at the School District
\n(Florida Keys Keysnet © 12/31/2011)
The Key West Chamber of Commerce supports the referendum to renew flexible spending for Monroe County schools. While the chamber has traditionally taken on the role of watchdog for citizen tax dollars, understand the dire situation in which the School District finds itself in funding ongoing operating expenses to educate our children.\n\nA one-mill capital funding tax exists as part of the School Di...\n
Miami-Dade schools ride wave of success but new state rules will make that tougher
\n(Miami Herald © 12/31/2011) (Registration Required)\n
Miami-Dade County’s public schools are riding the crest of a wave of success. In light of dramatically changed standards and the rolling out of a new and significantly tougher FCAT, this remarkable evolution merits both a retrospective and prospective look.The number of A and B schools in Miami-D");
document.write("ade County is at a record level, and graduation rates have soared six percentage points, exceedi...\n
Our goals for a vibrant 2012
\n(Miami Herald © 12/31/2011) (Registration Required)\n
We start 2012 with a three-part series of editorials on the Editorial Board’s annual goals for South Florida’s");
document.write(" recovery after the mother of all global recessions. With the presidential election ahead, this year will be fraught with partisanship from Washington to Tallahassee. We prefer to take the middle road for our nation and our region to move ahead, to look for a way out through ...\n
Sarasota County Schools Propose $13.6 million in Cuts to Staffing, Benefits");
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\n(Sarasota Patch.com © 12/31/2011)
Sarasota County Schools Deputy Chief Financial Officer Al Weidner said as the Florida House and Senate continue to debate education cuts, the actual amount going to be cut is becoming more clear.?
\n\n\nOn Tuesday Weidner presented an updated budget plan to the Sarasota County School Board at its monthly work session.?
\n\n\n\"The House and Senate have released their preliminary budgets. The Hous...\n
Six resolutions for 2012
\n(St. Petersburg Times © 12/31/2011) (Registration Required)\n
For several years, Florida and Tampa Bay have been focused on short-term decisions to weather a tough economy. Now the worst appears to be over, and Floridians have many opportunities in the new year to look beyond the immediate issues and plan for the long term. Resolutions made now can lead to smarter investments in time and talent to ensure a brighter ");
document.write("future. Here are six areas that should rece...\n
Roundup of the Future: 12 Stories to Watch in 12
\n(Sunshine State News © 12/31/2011)
Instead of rounding up the week's news, which again was in short supply this week, we look forward to next year with a roundup of the stories we think may be the biggest in 2012 in state government an");
document.write("d politics. Happy New Year.\n\n12. A NEW LEGISLATURE, OR MORE OF THE SAME?: When voters approved constitutional amendments numbers 5 and 6 last year, some undoubtedly thought that they were laying the g...\n
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