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Will Your Child Feel The Changes Of 2017 Schools?

By Kerry-Ann Royes • May 11, 2017

It is done! The big education budget decisions are made and will now be put in motion. Some of us are happy, and some…not so much. Florida’s teaching profession will continue to suffer because salary raises are not going to happen this year. But families who have been locked in failing schools have new hope to break free from chronic underperformance. Charter […]

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Hey Florida, One More Year Of Leaving Poor Students Behind?

By Kerry-Ann Royes • May 8, 2017

Here we go again. We’ve been keeping an eye on the educational budget building process in FL for the last few months. Last week we wrote an update on the state budget for education. It proposed a $24 increase to per student funding, also called the Base Student Allocation. Most education advocates were underwhelmed, but […]