Since Recession, Leon Teacher Salaries Lose Ground to State Average, But More Teachers Were Retained
Since the Great Recession, Florida Department of Education data shows that K-12 Leon County teacher salaries have lost ground to average salaries…
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Jeff Burlew, Tallahassee Democrat Coverage of School Board and Jackie Pons Raises Questions of Bias
Over the last year, multiple sources have contacted Tallahassee Reports about the potential bias of Tallahassee Democrat reporter Jeff Burlew’s reporting on…
What Does Middle School Enrollment Tell Us About A New High School?
Tallahassee Reports recently published an analysis of Leon County High School enrollment numbers and growth rates over the last five-years. It was…
Does Leon County Need a New $50 Million High School? If So, Where?
The debate over the construction of a new high school in Leon County has begun. Last year the headline in the Tallahassee…
Leon County School Board Member Seeks Ethics Commission Opinion
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Leon County School Board member, Alva Striplin, is seeking an opinion from the Florida Commission on Ethics.…
Maddox Adds $22,000 to reach $116,000 in Superintendent Race
It is more than a year until the final votes will be cast in the race for Leon County School Superintendent and…
Leon County School Superintendent Jackie Pons Raises $108,000
Leon County School Superintendent Jackie Pons, who has weathered a turbulent year or so at the school district, proved that he still…
Rocky Hanna Raises $105,000, Gwen Graham Donates $1,000
Former Leon High principal Rocky Hanna turned some heads with his first campaign report. Hanna, who has not run for political office…
BREAKING NEWS: Pons to Seek Re-Election, Sets Up Race with Maddox
Current Superintendent Jackie Pons has told Tallahassee Reports he will file to run for re-election at the end of this month or…
Tallahassee Democrat Labels Pons Story “Gossip”, But Has Yet to Offer Retraction
On June 19, 2014, Tallahassee Democrat reporter Jeff Burlew wrote an article entitled “School employee becomes whistle-blower, former secretary files lawsuit.” Tallahassee…
Five Page Search Warrant Released by Leon County Schools
Listed below is the five page search warrant served by the FBI on Leon County Schools last week. 2 3 4 5…
FBI Serves Leon School Board with Search Warrant
Tallahassee Reports has confirmed through two independent sources that the FBI served a search warrant for the email server for the Leon…