Education – Page 14 – Florida Center for Investigative Reporting

Educating Children Proves Daunting Challenge

September 12, 2011

Joanne Ingram: While education in the Dominican Republic is mandatory and free for children ages 5 through 14, regardless of their immigration status, many children do not continue to ninth grade because they lack a Dominican birth certificate or other official documentation that proves they are citizens.

In Florida Politics, Who Decides What’s ‘Fair’?

September 12, 2011

Ralph De La Cruz: As with class-size reduction, redistricting pits politicians against voters.

Florida Charter Schools Spend Public Money Without Public Scrutiny

August 22, 2011

Ralph De La Cruz: An Orlando rally by the for-profit Charter Schools USA raises questions about how the state spends education dollars.

The Cost of Political ‘Consistency’

July 27, 2011

Ralph De La Cruz: Florida lawmakers continue to turn away tens of millions from the federal government. And this time no one's even quite sure why, or who, is responsible.

Race to the Top: States Spend Funds Slowly

July 21, 2011

Mc Nelly Torres: Winners of the Race to the Top (RttT) stimulus education grants have spent the funds at a slower rate, a new report by the Government Accountability Office shows.

FSU Faculty Review OKs Koch Contract — Sort Of

July 19, 2011

Ralph De La Cruz: Florida State University's faculty review of the Koch Foundation's $1.5 million donation validated the controversial arrangement but called for caution in future deals.