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Poverty, Homelessness Rising Sharply Among Florida Students

Published on February 12, 2012. Tags: American Psychological Association, Barbara Duffield, Broward County, Christina M. Savino, Collier County, Duval County Public Schools, Education Resource Strategies, Ellen L. Bassuk, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, Florida Public School Districts, Foreclosures, Free and/or Reduced Meals, Great Recession, Harvard Medical School, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Homeless, Karen Hawley Miles, Ken Gaughan, Lake County Schools, Low Wages, Martin County Public Schools, Mary Kate Harrison, Mc Nelly Torres, Miami-Dade County, Monroe County School District, Nassau County School District, National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, National Center on Family Homelessness, Orange County, Orange County Public Schools, Osceola County, Palm Beach County, Pinellas County Schools, Polk County, Poverty, Santa Rosa County School District, Seminole County, St. Johns County, U.S. Department of Education, Unemployment

Mc Nelly Torres: An FCIR analysis of data on child poverty, homelessness and subsidized lunches shows how much poorer Florida has become since the Great Recession.

Published in Economy, Education, Featured, Government2 Comments

La pobreza y el desamparo se disparan entre los estudiantes de la Florida

Published on February 12, 2012. Tags: Alimentos Subsidiados, Asociación de Psicología de Estados Unidos, Bajos Salarios, Barbara Duffield, Centro National de Familias Desamparadas, Christina M. Savino, Condado Broward, Condado Collier, Condado Duval, Condado Hillsborough, Condado Lake, Condado Martin, Condado Miami-Dade, Condado Monroe, Condado Nassau, Condado Orange, Condado Osceola, Condado Palm Beach, Condado Pinellas, Condado Polk, Condado Santa Rosa, Condado Seminole, Condado St. Johns, Departamento de Educación, Desempleo, Dirección de Control de Emergencias, Education Resources Strategies, Ejecuciones Hipotecarias, Ellen L. Bassuk, Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Harvard, Florida, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, Gran Recesión, Karen Hawley Miles, Ken Gaughan, Mary Kate Harrison, Mc Nelly Torres, National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, Pobreza, Sistema de Escuelas Públicas del Condado Orange, Sistema Escolar de la Florida, Tercer Mundo

Mc Nelly Torres: Un análisis de la FCIR de estadísticas sobre pobreza, desamparo y almuerzo subsidiado muestra un aumento significativo en la Florida desde la Gran Recesión.

Published in Economy, Education, Español, Featured, Government0 Comments

Florida Ranks Near Bottom for Income, Financial Security of Residents

Published on February 2, 2012. Tags: Corporation for Enterprise Development, Education, Florida and Foreclosures, Foreclosure, health, Howard Goodman, Insurance, Poverty, Unemployment

Howard Goodman: A study finds Florida one of the worst states in the nation for income and financial security.

Published in Blog, Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Insurance2 Comments

University Students Recoil at Koch Influence

Published on February 1, 2012. Tags: American Association of University Professors, Bruce Benson, Charles G. Koch Foundation, Charles Koch, David Koch, Florida State University, Howard Goodman, Juan Coles, Rick Scott, Scott Walker, St. Petersburg Times

Howard Goodman: The FSU Student Senate has introduced a resolution denouncing the university’s acceptance of big donations from a foundation run by the billionaire Koch brothers to fund positions in the economics department — and to have a say in who gets the appointments.

Published in Blog, Education, Government, Politics2 Comments

High School Students Can Learn Investigative Reporting Skills This Summer

Published on January 30, 2012. Tags: FCIR, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, Summer Investigative Journalism Workshop

FCIR’s Summer Investigative Journalism Workshop is designed to give high school students intensive training in investigative reporting and the chance to work on investigative stories that could be published in their school publications or in major media outlets in Florida.

Published in Blog, Education, Featured, Journalism0 Comments

Herald Report Offers Reasons To Get Off Charter Bandwagon

Published on December 12, 2011. Tags: Al Sharpton, Charter Schools, Dennis Baxley, Education Funding, Election Reform, Florida Department of Education, Kathleen McGrory, Prison Privatization, Ralph De La Cruz, Rick Scott, Scott Hiaasen, The Miami Herald, Voter ID Law

Ralph De La Cruz: The Miami Herald shines light on a $400 million charter school industry that has grown out of control with little or no oversight.

Published in Blog, Education, Government0 Comments

Florida Courts Closer to Answering: Are State’s Education Cuts Unconstitutional?

Published on November 28, 2011. Tags: Article IX Secion 1, Charter Schools, Citizens For Strong Schools, Florida Constitution, Fund Education Now, Jon Mills, New Jersey, Public Education Cuts, Ralph De La Cruz, Rick Scott, Web-Based Education

Ralph De La Cruz: An appeals court ruling will allow a lawsuit that questions whether Florida is providing “a high quality system of free public schools” to proceed.

Published in Blog, Education1 Comment

Despite Controversy, Florida Moves Forward With Teacher Merit Pay

Published on November 11, 2011. Tags: Associated Press, Charlie Crist, FCAT, Florida Education Association, Mc Nelly Torres, Michelle Exstrom

Mc Nelly Torres: The Sunshine State leads the nation in instituting merit pay for public school teachers.

Published in Blog, Education7 Comments

Polk County Education Officials Delayed Return of Federal Funds

Published on September 21, 2011. Tags: Florida Department of Education, Mc Nelly Torres, paraprofessionals, Polk County Public Schools, Rhonda Ashley, Sherrie B. Nickell, Southwest Middle School, Stimulus Funding, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Title I, Tom Butler, U.S. Department of Education

Mc Nelly Torres: The incident illustrates how confused local school districts in Florida have been about federal regulations governing education funds and the reporting requirements that came with the 2009 stimulus bill.

Published in Education0 Comments

Interactive Map: Examine Title I Schools Statewide

Published on September 21, 2011.

Review Title I schools in your community.