Comments on: A Closer Look at the House and Senate Proposed Spending Plans for FY 26-27 https://tallahasseereports.com/2026/02/15/a-closer-look-at-the-house-and-senate-proposed-spending-plans-for-fy-26-27/ Online News Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:58:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Resident Since 1985 https://tallahasseereports.com/2026/02/15/a-closer-look-at-the-house-and-senate-proposed-spending-plans-for-fy-26-27/#comment-442631 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:58:33 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=243242#comment-442631 Teachers Union has a leftest mentality, they blind to actual facts
Governor proposed budget includes the following:
Investing in Florida’s K-12 Students
Florida is the education state—ranking #1 in a variety of different educational categories, including overall education and education freedom. Florida has prioritized providing our students with a high-quality education that fits their individual needs. The Floridians First Budget builds on Florida’s record investments in education, providing a historic $30.6 billion in funding for the K-12 public school system. This will include the highest per student investment ever, providing $9,406 per student, an increase of $279 over last year. This investment will also cover the costs of nearly 476,000 students who are projected to participate in Florida’s school choice program—the Family Empowerment Scholarship.

Additional funding highlights for Florida’s K-12 students include:
$1.56 billion to provide salary increases for teachers and other instructional personnel, an increase of $200 million over FY 2025-2026.
$1.71 billion for early childhood education, including $483.4 million for Voluntary Prekindergarten.
$300 million for the Safe Schools Allocation, an increase of $10 million over FY 2025-2026.
$17.5 million to support civics engagement programs, including $10 million for the Florida Civics Seal of Excellence Program.

Florida Leads the Nation for Higher Education
Florida has ranked #1 for Higher Education for nearly a decade, while also holding the line on tuition to provide a quality education at an affordable price. The Governor’s Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget builds on Florida’s success and ensures that Florida will continue to have the top education system in the country.

For colleges and universities, the Floridians First Budget recommends:
$1.9 billion for the Florida College System
$4 billion for the State University System
$100 million for continued recruitment and retention of quality faculty at our state universities.
$146 million for Florida’s four Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Providing a quality education that leads to quality jobs is an important part of ensuring that Florida’s workforce can continue to meet the demand of the job market. When the Governor took office, he set a goal of being the best state in the nation for workforce education by the year 2030, and Florida is well on its way to meet this goal, investing more than $12 billion in workforce education since 2019. The Governor’s Budget continues this progress by investing $800 million for workforce education programs, ensuring that Floridians can continue to access workforce education opportunities that lead to high-demand, high-wage jobs. This investment includes:
$130 million for nursing education programs to help address nursing vacancies.
$100 million for the Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program to expand or establish career and technical education programs
$20 million for the Governor’s Pathways to Career Opportunities Grant Program to support pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs for high school and college students

]]> By: Resident Since 1990 https://tallahasseereports.com/2026/02/15/a-closer-look-at-the-house-and-senate-proposed-spending-plans-for-fy-26-27/#comment-441048 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:13:07 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=243242#comment-441048 When was the last time the Teacher’s Union supported a Republican Governor…and teacher pay raises are at the top of the list.

]]> By: Frank https://tallahasseereports.com/2026/02/15/a-closer-look-at-the-house-and-senate-proposed-spending-plans-for-fy-26-27/#comment-441036 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:51:17 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=243242#comment-441036 Bubba, I believe during the time Jeb Bush was Governor we received no pay raises.

]]> By: Bubba https://tallahasseereports.com/2026/02/15/a-closer-look-at-the-house-and-senate-proposed-spending-plans-for-fy-26-27/#comment-441014 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:04:55 +0000 http://tallahasseereports.com/?p=243242#comment-441014 No pay increase for state workers? We’re among the lowest paid in the country.

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