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Polk County Education Officials Delayed Return of Federal Funds

September 21, 2011

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.

Interactive Map: Examine Title I Schools Statewide

September 21, 2011

Review Title I schools in your community.

Interactive Map: Scrutinize How Much Education Money Florida Counties Received

September 21, 2011

Millions of federal dollars flowed into Florida's local school districts.

Interactive Map: Analyze How Two Counties Offered Teacher Incentives

September 21, 2011

The school districts in Hillsborough and Duval counties received a waiver that allowed them to use federal funding for the 2009-2010 academic year to offer financial incentives to teachers at low-performing schools.

School of Hard Financial Knocks

September 21, 2011

After burning through stimulus money, Florida's public school systems must learn difficult financial lessons.

Duras lecciones financieras

September 21, 2011

Mc Nelly Torres: Después de gastar el dinero del estímulo federal, los sistemas de educación pública de la Florida deben aprender lecciones financieras difíciles.