School districts will experience an indirect financial squeeze because programs like summer camps are often funded by agencies that would be affected if voters approve the amendment.
Category: Education
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DeSantis exercises ‘unprecedented’ power to label groups ‘domestic terrorists’
Gov. DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet voted to advance the terrorist designations Tuesday, approving the proposal in just over 30 seconds and with no discussion.
Posted inEducation
At UNF, sole finalist for presidency rekindles fight over secrecy law
At issue is a 2022 state law that shielded most of the presidential interview process from public view, a law some former supporters now regret
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Florida’s public school enrollment falls while vouchers soar
Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Orange and Miami-Dade County Public Schools have bled students in recent years, according to a collection of enrollment data.
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Once a powerhouse, Moms for Liberty expected to hold majority on just two Florida school boards
Culture war fights that once fueled the rise of Moms for Liberty are now losing steam in local Florida politics.
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All Duval County School Board elections will go to a November runoff
All open school board seats on the Duval County School Board will head to runoff elections in November after no candidate earned more than 50% of the vote in races for the district 2, 4 and 6 seats.
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Two Monroe County School Board races. One is a blowout. Another is decided by 435 votes.
Incumbents Darren Horan and Sue Woltanski both won re-election to the Monroe County School Board in the Aug. 18 election.
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In Miami-Dade, two veteran educators make the runoff for the District 1 School Board race
Two Carol City High School graduates head to a runoff in Miami-Dade’s open District 1 school board seat. A second incumbent easily defeated a write-in challenger.
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Two of three Broward County School Board incumbents elected; DeSantis appointee heads to a runoff
Broward County voters decided four school board seats on Tuesday, while a fifth seat is heading to a runoff on Nov. 3.
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Sarasota County school board likely to have shift in political leaning as Democrats win the primary
Democrats Jimmy Glover and Beth Mayberry captured the most votes in the primary election for Sarasota County school board races Districts 1 and 5 respectively, signaling an imminent shift in the conservative majority board. Megan Tennimon, a former teacher, also won the most votes in District 4 against her opponent Frank Dicicco, meaning she will be the sole candidate on the general election ballot.