LOCAL NEWS Alva Smith: Our ability to pay teachers a higher wage is handcuffed by the operation of too many under capacity schools caused by popularity of School Choice vouchers and scholarships, well-performing Charter Schools and shifting population demographics. The latest campaign reports filed with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections for the 2026 election […]
The latest campaign reports filed with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections for the 2026 election cycle shows that Tallahassee mayoral candidate Daryl Parks raised $91,775. Parks was followed by City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow who raised $73,489 and Loranne Ausley with $64,082. In the Tallahassee City Commission Seat 3 contest, Talethia Edwards reported $15,200, P.J. […]
A bill filed Monday by state Rep. Tom Fabricio would require teachers to take an oath to the Constitution and nonpartisanship. Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes, is an attorney and has been in office since 2020. The bill, HB 147, would require teachers to, “before entering upon the duties of a classroom teacher,” take the oath. The language […]
As recently reported, our dedicated teachers and other employees continue to be tremendously underpaid. Leon County School District operating reserves have dwindled down to the minimum amount required by law and this year we were embarrassingly only able to offer our teachers a minimal raise, and other support staff saw no raise at all. Something […]
LOCAL NEWS The Institute for Governance and Civics (IGC) at Florida State University recently published their findings after surveying 1,234 Florida voters before the 2024 general election about trust in public schools. They found that an “alarming” number of Floridians do not trust K-12 schools, and that their distrust primarily comes from the concerns that schools have become overly […]
On October 10, the Lincoln Trojans (5–2) took on the Chiles Timberwolves (4–4) in a highly anticipated district championship matchup. Lincoln, riding a two-game win streak, looked to extend that run and secure the title. Chiles, meanwhile, was coming off a heartbreaking loss to Florida High and hoped to bounce back by defending home turf […]
The Institute for Governance and Civics (IGC) at Florida State University recently published their findings after surveying 1,234 Florida voters before the 2024 general election about trust in public schools. They found that an “alarming” number of Floridians do not trust K-12 schools, and that their distrust primarily comes from the concerns that schools have […]
By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix As the Florida Democratic Party continues to consider opening its primary elections to independent voters, a survey backed by proponents finds strong support for the idea. Florida Open Primaries, an advocacy group working to open Florida’s closed primary voting system, along with the group Open Primaries and its Let Us Vote campaign, […]
Over the last few years Tallahassee Reports has made an effort to expand our news coverage to include local sports. As the local media landscape continues to evolve and legacy media outlets make cuts, we saw an opportunity to fill a void. We feel that covering sports – with an emphasis on high school – […]
On October 8th, Leon hosted the Tallahassee City Golf Championship at Hilaman Golf Course with nine schools competing. Those schools included Chiles, Maclay, Florida High, Lincoln, Leon, St John Paull II (JPII), Rickards, Community Leadership Academy (CLA), Community Christian (CCS) and Godby. The Chiles golf team went back-to-back, winning the Tallahassee City Championship for the […]