Today, Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran announced he will be stepping down from his position at the end of April. He has served as the Commissioner of Education for more than three…
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Florida schools ordered to reopen next month
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran on Monday ordered public schools to reopen in August and offer “the full panoply of services†to students…
Corcoran pushes changes in state college system
TALLAHASSEE — Florida education czar Richard Corcoran bristles at being called a disrupter. He prefers the gentler label of “transformer,” a brand Corcoran burnished during his two-year tenure as speaker of the…
Enrollment conundrum solved, still not good
Thanks to public records supplied by the Escambia County School District, Inweekly has found that district’s enrollment is down 977 students in its traditional schools. The district didn’t have available the enrollment…
Corcoran shakes up disabilities organization
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran has threatened a criminal investigation into a state organization that helps Floridians with disabilities, after learning about…
Profound words from Dr. Dre’
When Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran last Friday traveled to Pensacola to speak to the Panhandle Tiger Bay Club, he brought with him the 2020 Florida Teacher of the Year, Dr. Dakeyan “Dre 
Cash incentives for teachers in struggling schools
Following Governor Ron DeSantis’ directive to recruit and maintain high quality teachers in areas of critical concern to our students, Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran today announced that the Florida Department of…
Corcoran endorses Putnam for governor
By Lloyd Dunkelberger THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE — House Speaker Richard Corcoran on Wednesday dropped his potential bid for governor and endorsed Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam in the Republican primary….
House amendment screws up Child Marriage Bill
The Florida House has adopted its version of the Child Marriage Bill that paves the way for parents to continue forcing their pregnant daughters, ages 16-17, to marry their older rapist. Last…
Will state help Miami get Amazon HQ2? Scott ‘Yes’, Corcoran ‘No’
By Lloyd Dunkelberger NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA… After playing the key role in reducing and revamping Florida’s economic development program last year, House Speaker Richard Corcoran said Thursday he has no interest…
Corcoran and his ‘House of Reformers’
Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran challenged the lawmakers to be a ‘House of Reformer’ in his speech to open the 2018 session. He said, “…there are at least three things we absolutely…
A preview in 2018 GOP governor’s race
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida’s next governor won’t be elected for more than a year, but Republican leaders from across the state got a taste of what’s in…
UWF economist: Corcoran has Florida bringing a knife to the gunfight for economic development
Dr. Rick Harper believes that Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran’s efforts to dismantle Gov. Rick Scott’s business incentives programs invited those involved in economic development to “bring a knife to a gunfight.”…
Scott takes aim at Corcoran
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Gov. Rick Scott on Monday upped his personal battle with House Speaker Richard Corcoran about the future of the state’s business-recruitment agency. Kim McDougal,…
Corcoran faces the Tiger
Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran isn’t afraid to challenge Gov. Rick Scott. And he didn’t shy away from the opportunity to speak before the Panhandle Tiger Bay Club, even though Escambia County…
Scott keeps up pressure in Economic Development debate
From The News Service of Florida: After making three appearances Monday, Gov. Rick Scott continues trying to build public pressure against lawmakers who want to kill the state’s business-recruitment and tourism-marketing agencies….
Corcoran and House ready to take on world
In his weekly roundup, Brandon Larrabee of The News Service of Florida reports: If Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran intended to shake up the legislative session with a House rule requiring that…
Florida House committee votes to eliminate Visit Florida, Enterperise Florida and more
The Florida House of Representative’s Careers & Competition Subcommittee passed a bill today that would eliminate programs that Speaker Richard Corcoran and conservative groups, like Americans for Prosperity-Florida, believe prop up unfair…
Scott, Corcoran incentives debate gets personal
By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA With a House committee poised to approve a bill that would eliminate economic-development and tourism programs, Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday personally criticized House…
Corcoran outlines path for Triumph Gulf Coast bill
Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran outlined the path for funding projects with the $300 million settlement from BP oil spill earmarked for Northwest Florida. “I think we figured that part out,” said…