LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL – As part of the annual Severe Weather Awareness Week public preparedness campaign, Florida emergency management officials today announce the winners of the annual poster and video public service announcement contests at a kickoff ... »
Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the reappointments of Jean W. Anderson and Powell E. Helm to the Board of Funeral, Cemetery and Consumer Services. Anderson, 78, of Tallahassee, is retired. She is reappointed for a term beginnin... »
Tallahassee, FL– The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) released its annual State Teacher Policy Notebook, a 9,000 page analysis grading states on the adoption of teacher evaluation and other teacher improvement measures. Five Chiefs for Change... »
A poll taken for the Florida Chamber of Commerce on Sunday and Monday shows Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich tied at 33 percent among Florida Republicans, with Rick Santorum at 10 percent and Ron Paul at 6 percent. Read the release below the jump: TALLAHA... »
Tallahassee, Florida – For over a decade, Florida has graded school districts A-F, just like it grades schools. Based on that data, today Governor Scott released how each of Florida’s 67 school districts rank from highest performing to lowest performi... »
Tallahassee, Fla. – Representative Bill Proctor (R-St. Augustine), Chairman of the House Education Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the conclusion of the committee’s meetings with Florida’s 11 state university presidents. “Over... »
Tallahassee, Fla. – “Today’s budget allocations put forward in the Florida House are exactly what Florida’s teachers and students need to keep our schools on a path to success. Faced with another significant budget shortfall this year, tough decisions... »
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Florida House is proposing a nearly $69.2 billion state budget for the coming year that calls for higher college tuition and state worker layoffs while including more money for schools. »
