by Christine Robinson | Apr 19, 2022 | News
District and school scores are published on schools throughout the state of Florida. It is a unique ability to compare school districts and schools and understand where we are at. While COVID has put a hiccup into how these scores are used, and there are no letter...
by Christine Robinson | Feb 21, 2022 | News
Regardless, even groups who criticize the school district support continuing the tax. Christine Robinson, executive director of The Argus Foundation, in an SRQ Daily column Saturday criticized limits on public input at School Board meetings but still wrote of the...
by Christine Robinson | Feb 19, 2022 | News
In light of COVID-19 and the amount that our kids have suffered in their education over the past two years, we need to make sure we are properly funding education and helping students achieve now more than ever. This referendum is needed. To be very clear, The Argus...
by Christine Robinson | Jan 16, 2022 | News
I was delighted to see the County Commission insist upon a plan for any affordable housing money allocated that does more than check the box, as Commissioner Christian Ziegler so aptly stated. All of the commission expressed wanting to see results. A victory is not in...
by Christine Robinson | Dec 17, 2021 | News
The county has been aggressively working on affordable housing in recent years, but has not done a great job of communicating its work and accomplishments. The webpage dedicated to affordable housing on the county website outlines all the things being done to work on...
by Christine Robinson | Nov 20, 2021 | News
This is a column of gratitude to a City Manager who has shown amazing leadership in the City of Sarasota. It is a public thank you for all of the hard work, late hours and time away from his family while he restored trust with many segments of the community and city...
by Christine Robinson | Oct 16, 2021 | News
The American Rescue Plan Act was passed and signed by the president this past spring. Under this law, the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund was established to provide every county, including Sarasota County, and metropolitan city, funding through the federal...
