Florida lawmakers eye funds for AP, IB, career classes in budget cuts
House PreK-12 Budget chairperson Jenna Persons-Mulicka, R-Fort Myers, said last week that the goal was not to cut programs.
Florida budget battle 2025: As DeSantis fumes at House, here's a spending gap breakdown
Gov. Ron DeSantis vented frustration with GOP House leaders even as lawmakers advanced budgets with large gaps in many spending areas.
Florida must ‘right-size’ its education budget, lawmakers say
Federal funding: Several Republican-led states including Florida have urged the White House to create education block grants ...
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Does less than 25% of Education Department spending go to students? No
However, at least 71% of the department’s spending goes to students directly, as grants and loans for higher education. These include Pell grants, which are for lower-income students and don’t have to ...
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Proposed House budget tackles nursing shortage with investments in education
The proposed House budget calls to spend millions of dollars on education to help fight the state’s nursing shortage. The ...
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When Florida legislators help fund private universities, it pays off for the state | Opinion
It is budget season in Tallahassee — time for Florida legislators, now in session, to remember that the state makes money when it spends on private higher education, not just on public schools. State ...
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Florida House, Senate facing budget differences as proposals are about $4.4 billion apart
Lawmakers face other differences, including issues related to state employees, tax cuts and whether to back away from spending decisions made in recent years.
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House budget leader blasts Florida DMS chief, threatens to zero out his salary
TALLAHASSEE — Saying the Florida Department of Management Services’ “fiscal house is completely out of order,” a House budget leader Thursday excoriated the head of the agency and ...