/tags/hb-7069 HB 7069 en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:42:43 GMT /education/2018-01-17/national-charter-school-chain-favored-by-house-speaker-heads-for-miami-amid-performance-concerns A national charter school chain that focuses on preparing disadvantaged kids for college is poised to open a new location in Miami’s Liberty City… Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:42:43 GMT /education/2018-01-17/national-charter-school-chain-favored-by-house-speaker-heads-for-miami-amid-performance-concerns Jessica Bakeman /education/2018-01-11/miami-dade-school-board-member-floats-tax-increase-to-pay-for-teacher-raises Amid worries over stagnant state education funding, the Miami-Dade County School Board is considering a property tax hike to fund teacher raises.Board… Thu, 11 Jan 2018 15:07:18 GMT /education/2018-01-11/miami-dade-school-board-member-floats-tax-increase-to-pay-for-teacher-raises Jessica Bakeman /2017-12-21/florida-supreme-court-transfers-hb-7069-lawsuit-to-lower-court The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to wade in on the state’s controversial new education law . The case has now been transferred to the Leon... Thu, 21 Dec 2017 14:08:54 GMT /2017-12-21/florida-supreme-court-transfers-hb-7069-lawsuit-to-lower-court Cathy Carter /education/2017-12-19/judge-refuses-to-dismiss-education-law-challenge A circuit judge has rejected the state's request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Palm Beach County School Board that challenges a controversial new… Tue, 19 Dec 2017 18:36:26 GMT /education/2017-12-19/judge-refuses-to-dismiss-education-law-challenge Florida News Service /education/2017-11-24/state-asks-court-to-dismiss-palm-beach-countys-lawsuit-over-charter-school-funding The Florida Department of Education this week asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a controversial law that is expected… Fri, 24 Nov 2017 16:00:21 GMT /education/2017-11-24/state-asks-court-to-dismiss-palm-beach-countys-lawsuit-over-charter-school-funding The News Service of Florida /education/2017-11-14/miami-dade-school-board-elects-new-chair-who-opposes-suing-over-charter-school-law It took Miami-Dade County’s school board 30 rounds of voting before a majority agreed on its next chair: Perla Tabares Hantman.For about an hour of… Tue, 14 Nov 2017 18:58:39 GMT /education/2017-11-14/miami-dade-school-board-elects-new-chair-who-opposes-suing-over-charter-school-law Jessica Bakeman /education/2017-10-19/miami-dade-plans-to-exhaust-options-before-suing-over-charter-school-law South Florida school districts are leading two major lawsuits against a controversial new charter school law. But Miami-Dade County is sitting it out — at… Thu, 19 Oct 2017 23:07:01 GMT /education/2017-10-19/miami-dade-plans-to-exhaust-options-before-suing-over-charter-school-law Jessica Bakeman /education/2017-10-18/eight-south-florida-schools-to-get-extra-2k-per-student Eight of South Florida’s most struggling schools will get a multi-million dollar boost over the next two years to offer social services like mental health… Wed, 18 Oct 2017 21:45:25 GMT /education/2017-10-18/eight-south-florida-schools-to-get-extra-2k-per-student Jessica Bakeman /education/2017-10-16/broward-county-12-other-districts-file-legal-challenge-to-new-charter-school-law Broward County and a dozen other school districts filed a much-anticipated lawsuit targeting House Bill 7069 on Monday.In the 25-page lawsuit filed in… Tue, 17 Oct 2017 01:39:04 GMT /education/2017-10-16/broward-county-12-other-districts-file-legal-challenge-to-new-charter-school-law Jessica Bakeman /news/2017-08-09/miami-dade-county-school-board-votes-to-authorize-legal-action-against-hb7069 The School Board of Miami-Dade County voted on Wednesday to authorize legal action to challenge the controversial House Bill 7069, signed by Gov. Rick… Wed, 09 Aug 2017 22:40:51 GMT /news/2017-08-09/miami-dade-county-school-board-votes-to-authorize-legal-action-against-hb7069