Following are school board audit reports and news articles that the State & Local Government Section compiles on a regular basis.
May 08, 2012
Genting Cools Interest In Buying Miami-Dade School District Property- The cash-strapped Miami-Dade School District has several options to
consider from developers interested in buying its prime downtown real
estate, but interest has cooled from its biggest suitor — the Genting
Group.
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May 08, 2012
McAuliffe Defends Decision to Charge Suncoast High Band Director With Fraud- The current and former state attorneys are vehemently defending the
decision to charge Suncoast High School band director Ernest Brown with
fraud, after it came under attack last week at a school board meeting.
May 04, 2012
Gov. Rick Scott Creates Task Force On Higher Education- Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday that he was creating a task force to reform higher education in Florida. “The
state has a vested interest in ensuring its higher education system
produces world-class talent to serve as engaged citizens...
April 04, 2012
County Wants Money Back from USF Poly- When Polk County agreed to give the University of South Florida Polytechnic $1 million to spend on its business incubator program three years ago, it seemed like a great idea.
Today, not so much. In fact, county commissioners unanimously agreed...
March 20, 2012
Parents Flex Muscles - And Twitter Fingers - In Tallahassee, And They Win- TALLAHASSEE — It was one of the hardest-fought battles of the legislative session.
March 15, 2012
2012 Session Summary: Education- Gov. Rick Scott set the tone early for the state's
budget talks when he said he would not sign any budget that didn’t boost
PreK-12 school funding by $1 billion.
March 08, 2012
"Parent Trigger" Bill Could Still be Defeated - Democrats are looking to the Senate and a rogue set of lawmakers to help
them defeat an education bill they think is a giveaway to the charter
school industry at the expense of public schools.
