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FCIR’s Investigation of School Spending Wins National Education Reporting Award

March 15, 2012

Associate Director Mc Nelly Torres documented how Florida's public school districts diverted federal money from education reform to patch holes in general operating budgets.

Poll Shows Parents Generous in Grading Schools

March 14, 2012

Howard Goodman: Hispanic and African-American parents in Florida and seven other southern states are wildly overconfident that their children's schools are doing a good job and that their kids will go on to college and even attain advanced college degrees, a new poll shows.

In Tallahassee, Breaks for Business. Families? Not So Much

March 12, 2012

Howard Goodman: With the 60-day session rushing to a close at midnight Friday, lawmakers pushed through tax relief for the business sector that will total some $750 million this year and more than $2.5 billion over the next three years.

With Anti-Shariah Bill, Lawmakers Address Manufactured Crisis

March 9, 2012

Howard Goodman: Meant to oppose a supposed threat to America's judicial system, Florida's anti-Shariah bill is one of about 20 similar ones working their ways through state legislatures.

In Florida, Higher Education ‘Treated Disdainfully’

March 8, 2012

Howard Goodman: Unless something unexpected happens, the Republicans who control state government are about to slash $300 million from Florida's public universities.

New in Florida Fraud: Timeshare Resales

March 6, 2012

Howard Goodman: Timeshare resale schemes have become the biggest consumer fraud in Florida, according to an investigation by the Tampa Bay Times.