Articles in Category: 'Public Schools'

By: George Will | Posted: August 1, 2011 3:55 AM

WASHINGTON -- August is upon us, beaches beckon, and Michele Bachmann has set the self-improvement bar high.

TAGS: General Motors, Ludwig von Mises, Matt Welch, Michele Bachmann, News, Nick Gillespie, Public Schools, Wall Street Journal, Columns

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Amid Cries for More Cash, $100,000+ School Salaries Soar 818 Percent

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: January 17, 2012 3:55 AM

TAGS: $100, 000 salaries, administrators, county workers, Florida, Foundation for Government Accountability, National Education Association, News, Patricia Sullivan, Private Sector, Public Schools, public sector, Rick Scott, salaries, state workers, Tarren Bragdon, Tea Party, Teachers, Politics

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'Progressive' Study Takes Right Turn on Schools

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: February 2, 2011 3:55 AM

TAGS: Arne Duncan, Center for American Progress, Clinton administration, education reform, efficient districts, Florida, inefficient districts, John Podesta, News, Public Schools, Republicans, return on investment, Rick Scott, Thomas Fordham Foundation, Government

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Lawsuit Over Education Adequacy Goes Forward

By: David Royse News Service of Florida | Posted: August 27, 2010 4:05 AM

A circuit court judge has ruled that a parents group can continue with a court challenge of the state’s education system, rejecting a request by the Legislature to throw the suit out.

TAGS: Fund Education Now, Judge Jackie Fulford, legislature, News, Public Schools, Teachers, Government

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