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Washington state. Bottle bill has been proposed several times. In 1970 (nay: 51%), 1979 (nay 57%), 1982 (nay 70%), 2023 and 2024. [48] [49] [50] The 2023 and 2024 proposals were modeled after Oregon's system. [51] [50] Texas unsuccessfully attempted to introduce a bottle bill into legislation in 2011. The bill set a redemption goal of 75%, with ...
Approve half-cent tax extension for schools. The Palm Beach Post urges voters to vote YES to extend the school district's half-cent sales tax, which is set to end in December 2025.The extension ...
This week is American Education Week, and it’s a time when we want to support teachers and education staff professionals. Opinion: Florida's public-school teachers, employees need your support ...
A constitutional amendment in 1998 made effective January 2003 reorganized the office so its head was no longer elected and created a State Board of Education. [3] In 2022, the Florida Department of Education rejected a record 41% of mathematics textbooks for non-compliance with the state's new B.E.S.T. Standards, which replace Common Core.
The Florida Legislature is authorized by the Florida Constitution to create and amend the laws of the state of Florida, subject to the governor's power to veto legislation. To do so, legislators propose legislation in the forms of bills drafted by a nonpartisan, professional staff.
The United Teachers of Dade needs to prove that 60% of Miami-Dade teachers are dues paying members. The last tally, conducted on Nov. 10, put that number at just 58.4%.
Senate Bill 266 advanced in the Florida state senate's appropriations committee on April 13, 2023. The Florida Senate passed the bill on April 28, 2023, by a margin of 27-12. [19] The House version of the bill passed by a vote of 81-34 on May 3, 2023. [20] Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill concurrently with Florida House Bill 931 on May 15 ...
The Florida Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, said there are 6,920 advertised vacancies for teachers statewide, compared to 6,006 at the same time last year.