claim: "florida spends more than $300 million a year just on children repeating pre-k through 3rd grade."
author: alex sink
evidence_1: spending $300000 a year to live in an expensive city like new york or san  francisco is a relatively middle class lifestyle. ... then the couple is paying ~$ 18,000 in state income taxes. ..... i think that for most folks earning $300k or  thereabouts, there is a good chunk ...... i have two kids, an suv, and go on 2-3  vacations a year.
evidence_2: "florida spends more than $300 million a year just on children repeating pre-k  through 3rd grade." — politifact florida on tuesday, september 21st, 2010.
evidence_3: aug 12, 2018 ... as governor, i will end the high-stakes testing that only serves to profit the  education industry. and i will end the arbitrary system of school grades. .... to  state the amount of money florida spends on k-12 education each year. ..... to  florida every day and more than 120 million visitors each year, our state's ...
evidence_4: spending 20% more than the median home price when you have a family of four  to ... and that's if you don't plan to send your kids to private grade school. ... a  better income strategy and a happier lifestyle may be awaiting just a notch ......  try closer to $300k for junior partner, especially if in the first 1-3 years of  partnership.
evidence_5: sep 16, 2011 ... their community schools more positively than in any year since” the ... massive  cuts to early childhood education programs (pre-k and .... florida is cutting  spending on k–12 education by ... thereafter, resulting in a cut of $410 million  over .... repeat grades, or need special education, compared with similar ...