David Simmons
Florida Senate Panel To Vote On New Redristricting Map
The Florida Senate’s Reapportionment Committee is scheduled to vote on Wednesday on a revised redistricting map.
House, Senate Reach Deal On Prek-12 Funding
House and Senate negotiators struck a deal on the state’s education budget Thursday, little more than 24 hours after the first offers were exchanged on the $12.8 billion spending plan.
Proposal Emerges To Create Adult Charter Schools
Nudged by a Tallahassee-based non-profit group, two lawmakers are poised to file bills that would allow charter schools and non-profits to offer adult education.
Proposal Could Put Digital Textbooks In Students’ Hands By 2015
Florida schools may be trading in heavy textbooks for high tech tomes under a budget proposal approved by lawmakers Monday.
Senator Alters Bill Aimed Loosening Class Size Amendment
A Florida Senator who sponsored a bill aimed at loosening the state’s class size limits said he’s made some concessions and is open to more discussion on it.
Fla. Senate Approves Increasing Class Sizes
Florida state senator David Simmons’s bill to loosen Florida’s class size limits unanimously cleared a Senate committee Thursday without debate.
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Shopping Around South Florida
Best Shopping Centers & Malls
From Sawgrass Mills to the Falls, these are your best bets for malls.
Best South Florida Thrift Stores
Malls too expensive? Check out the bargains and be thrifty.
