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Monitoring and Oversight of General Obligation Bonds to Improve Broward County Schools: Monitoring and Oversight of General Obligation Bonds to Improve Broward County Schools:

Monitoring and Oversight of General Obligation Bonds to Improve Broward County Schools:

SMART Program Quarterly Report Review for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2022

/ Categories: Research, Education, Broward BOC

The Broward County Public Schools’ Bond Oversight Committee Quarterly Report for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2022 (“District Quarterly Report”) provides updated information on the implementation of the District’s SMART Program and the use of general obligation bond funds to purchase and install technology upgrades, purchase music and arts equipment, improve school safety and security, upgrade athletic facilities, and renovate educational facilities.

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Building a Culture of Success: What Effective Principals Do Building a Culture of Success: What Effective Principals Do

Building a Culture of Success: What Effective Principals Do

The 2022 Florida TaxWatch Principal Leadership Awards Roundtable Discussion Summary and Findings

/ Categories: Research, Education

Among all school-related factors that contribute to what students learn at school, leadership is perhaps second only to classroom instruction. Furthermore, the impact of leadership tends to be the greatest in schools where the learning needs of students are most acute.

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Florida's FY2022-23 State Budget Florida's FY2022-23 State Budget

Florida's FY2022-23 State Budget

/ Categories: Research, Budget/Approps, Corrections/Judicial, Economic Development, Education, Energy/Environment, Health Care, Insurance, Taxpayer Guide, Transportation, Tourism

Florida TaxWatch is pleased to present taxpayers with a guide to the FY2022-23 state budget, which went into effect July 1, 2022. The report includes all appropriations for the new fiscal year— the General Appropriations Act (GAA), “back-of-bill” spending, and general bills—net of the Governor’s vetoes.

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The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Education and Training Beyond High School in Florida The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Education and Training Beyond High School in Florida

The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Education and Training Beyond High School in Florida

/ Categories: Research, Education

In 2019, with the SAIL to 60 Initiative, Florida aimed for 60 percent of working-age Floridians to hold a workforce specialization, whether from a certificate, credential, training, or degree. Currently, Florida has yet to reach this goal, falling 791,000 people short, and its individual populations are working toward the goal at incomparable rates.

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2022 Florida Legislative Session Wrap-Up 2022 Florida Legislative Session Wrap-Up

2022 Florida Legislative Session Wrap-Up

/ Categories: Research, Budget/Approps, Corrections/Judicial, Economic Development, Education, Energy/Environment, Health Care, Taxpayer Guide, Transportation, Tourism, Retirement

The 2022 legislative session is over, even if it ran a little long. Florida TaxWatch and the state’s taxpayers had a number of successes. Many bills and budget issues supported by our research and recommendations passed. Our research and input that raised concerns with legislation, helped to improve them or fail passage, including changes to the tax audit system and a very costly approach to improving data privacy

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The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Education and Training Beyond High School in Florida The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Education and Training Beyond High School in Florida

The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Education and Training Beyond High School in Florida

/ Categories: Research, Education

An increasingly technological and information-driven economy generally requires higher levels of educational achievement for both individual and community success. To sustain continued economic growth and competitiveness, Florida must maintain a workforce with the types of skills— trade and professional—that can attract high-wage, high-value industries.

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A Rising Tide Sinks All Homes - The Effects of Climate Change on Florida's Economy A Rising Tide Sinks All Homes - The Effects of Climate Change on Florida's Economy

A Rising Tide Sinks All Homes - The Effects of Climate Change on Florida's Economy

/ Categories: Research, Taxes, Economic Development, Education, Energy/Environment, Health Care, Hurricane Ian, Insurance, Transportation, Tourism, Retirement

With more than 8,400 miles of coastline and a flat, low-lying coastal topography, Florida is especially vulnerable to the effects of sea level rise. Tens of thousands of Florida homes and businesses are at increased risk from sea level rise. Much of Florida’s critical infrastructure is at low elevations, designed and built with little consideration of future sea level rise. The physical effect of changing climate translates into real economic impacts.

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Debate in Public Schools Debate in Public Schools

Debate in Public Schools

A Florida TaxWatch Commentary by Bob Nave (Vice President of Research)

/ Categories: Research, Education, Blog

 How can scholastic debate and the business community work together to drive Florida's students forward? One option is to look at existing programs, like the Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) Debate Initiative, which now boasts approximately 15,000 students in every high school and learning center, every middle school, and in more than 100 elementary schools. The Initiative is a partnership between BCPS and local businesses, whose sponsorships and donations are critical in supporting debate opportunities for BCPS students.

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Beyond the Pandemic—Long-Term Changes and Challenges for Postsecondary Training

/ Categories: Research, COVID Recovery, Economic Development, Education

Shifting demographics as the Baby Boomer generation exits the labor force will also fuel broader changes for the working population. For these reasons, the needs of the future workforce place a premium on human skills development—equipping individuals with the requisite skills to be prepared for a workforce full of disruption and displacement. Increasingly, postsecondary institutions and industry will both be crucial to training workers for an ever-evolving economy.

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