Sunshine Review asks parents to go back to school on their state
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[edit] Back to school on your state
Back to School Florida is a Sunshine Review sponsored project to bring the issue of Transparency to the forefront in Florida. Sunshine Review has concentrated its efforts in this state over the past months, collecting data, sending out FOIA requests to local governments, and evaluate the level of Transparency withing the Sunshine State. We chose the month of September, when so many are heading back to school, to provide information to Floridians not only about how Transparency their government bodies are, but also to educate them on how they can become Transparency Activists.
Highlights include:
- Lafayette School District had the largest increase in “A” grades for academic performance on the FCAT from 2008 to 2009 while having the smallest budget in the state.
- Five school districts passed with an “A” for transparency, while seventeen others received failing grades.
- Palm Beach County School District was one of three schools to answer public records requests on lobbying. Find out how much Palm Beach spent here.
