U.S. Department of Education – Florida Center for Investigative Reporting

In Expensive School Turnaround Project, Questions About Effectiveness

April 20, 2012

Alyson Klein: After two years, questions remain about the federal program providing billions of dollars to help states and districts close or remake some of their worst-performing schools.

Poverty, Homelessness Rising Sharply Among Florida Students

February 12, 2012

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

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.

School of Hard Financial Knocks

September 21, 2011

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

For-Profit Schools Behind Student Debt Crisis

December 22, 2010

Study: 46.3 percent of all money loaned to students at two-and four-year for-profit colleges in 2008 will eventually go into default.

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In Expensive School Turnaround Project, Questions About Effectiveness

Poverty, Homelessness Rising Sharply Among Florida Students

Polk County Education Officials Delayed Return of Federal Funds

School of Hard Financial Knocks

For-Profit Schools Behind Student Debt Crisis