Articles in Category: 'Class Size'

By: Lane Wright | Posted: September 23, 2010 4:05 AM
 
With slightly more than three weeks to go before the Florida electorate begins deciding on a change to class-size requirements in public schools, state leaders say voters are getting misinformation.
 
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By: Alex Tiegen | Posted: March 4, 2010 12:00 AM
 

A state constitutional amendment that would loosen class-size restrictions is headed to the Senate floor. And, Senate Democrats aren’t happy about it.

 
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By: Kevin Derby | Posted: April 9, 2010 12:04 AM
 

While teacher performance pay dominated the lengthy House session Thursday, lawmakers also passed other measures concerning education, including one that would give voters the chance to loosen class-size restrictions during November's election.

The measure, introduced by Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, passed 77 to 41, almost on a party-line vote.

A class-size amendment was approved by Florida voters in 2002. The measure would remove caps established by the 2002 statute and allow schools to use the average size of each class.

 

 
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Posted: March 19, 2010 7:40 PM

Every week, Sunshine State News offers a glimpse of the important business legislation and pivotal state issues being addressed in the Florida Legislature in the coming days.

This week: the Senate takes up the fight over whether to allow presiding officers and minority leaders in the House and Senate to create committees to promote and fundraise for party candidates; lean, mean budget proposals work their way to the House floor and through Senate committees; and a hefty jobs bill with a $187 million price tag might make its way to the Senate floor.

 
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