Fla. schools still have hundreds of millions to spend in CARES Act money, billions more are coming
Lawmaker questions how schools are spending CARES Act funding
Florida schools have hundreds of millions of dollars in federal COVID money they still havenât spent and billions more are on the way. Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone reveals why one lawmaker is questioning some of those expenses and why it might be time to cut more funding to schools.
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Florida schools are drowning in money. At least thatâs according to Republican Florida Representative Randy Fine who represents Brevard County.
TALLAHASSEE Sunday marks the three-year anniversary of Florida’s worst school shooting, a tragic milestone for families of the 17 murder victims and countless traumatized survivors.
The horrific event at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland sparked the March For Our Lives movement, a nationwide gun-control effort launched by the school’s students and joined by hundreds of thousands of other teens, parents and supporters.
Florida lawmakers, who were in the midst of the 2018 legislative session when Nikolas Cruz unleashed a volley of bullets at his former school in Broward County, took the rare step of enacting some gun-control measures in response to the shooting.
A Florida House panel looking at public-school funding is asking the state Department of Education for answers on how federal CARES Act money is being spent, and if those expenditures are tied to COVID-19 recovery.
Tallahassee, FL - A Florida House panel looking at public-school funding is asking the state Department of Education for answers on how federal CARES Act money is being spent, and if those expenditures are tied to COVID-19 recovery. About $693.2 millio.