Education group criticizes Florida's spending restrictions, unfunded mandates
Jacksonville Public Education Fund says too much money is restricted.
Posted: December 15, 2011 - 12:05am | Updated: December 15, 2011 - 9:07am
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Duval County Public Schools doesn’t receive enough funding to comply with the state’s unfunded mandates and provide a high quality education, nor does the state do its part to fund districts adequately, according to a policy paper released today by the Jacksonville Public Education Fund.
The policy brief confirms many of the refrains educators have said for years while attempting to make the complicated world of education funding accessible for citizens.
The nonprofit group, which states its mission as helping to improve public education, wants the policy paper to help citizens become i
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