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Statewide charter school commission teed up
Rule approved on a new commission serving as an “alternate venue” for approving charter schools.
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New College of Florida financial proposal faces questions
The review of the business plan came as the college's board of trustees is expected to choose a new president.
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Florida Atlantic University interim president gets backing to be offered job
Stacy Volnick was FAU’s chief operating officer and VP for administrative affairs before accepting the interim presidency.
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New College of Florida: What does making it the “Hillsdale of the South” really mean?
Michigan’s Hillsdale College, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ model in his Florida higher ed revamp, promotes political perspective at heart of the modern conservative worldview.
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Richard Corcoran makes pitch for New College of Florida presidency
He's one of three finalists vying for the top job at the Sarasota liberal-arts school, which has undergone a controversial overhaul in recent months.
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A long recovery starts for rural Florida county hit by Idalia
'As bad as it is, it still ain’t as bad as it could have been,' Taylor County Sheriff Wayne Padgett said.
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Non-disclosure agreements now required in Florida university president searches
Already exempted from public records law, the state university system’s Board of Governors quietly added an extra layer of confidentiality to searches.
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'Dysfunctional and unprofessional': Tensions flare during Florida Atlantic University meeting
The fractious meeting exposed a rift between board members over how some trustees have responded to the controversial pause of the presidential search process.
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Florida sues feds over college and university accreditation
The state wants a judge to declare federal accreditation requirements unconstitutional and block Biden administration officials from enforcing them.
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Out-of-state tuition hike eyed in Florida
The State University System’s Board of Governors is slated to take up the issue later this week.
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Personality
State Rep. Fred Hawkins tapped to lead South Florida State College
The Republican is expected to assume the presidency on July 3, pending approval of a contract.
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Florida school bus camera measure signed into law
The state's Department of Education last year conducted a survey of school-bus drivers and found widespread instances of vehicles illegally passing stopped buses.
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In Florida, 'culture war' measures come to the classroom
The state will hold a series of online rule-development workshops that would help implement new laws, including regulating who can use which restrooms and banning kids from drag shows.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis expands ban on sexual orientation, gender identity instruction
'Let the kids be kids,' the governor said before signing the bill that enlarges a controversial 2022 law.
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In Florida, contentious parental rights law set to expand
'You can’t legislate away the gay, as much as you might try,' one Democratic lawmaker said.
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Florida House backs expansion, including pronoun usage, of parental rights law
The law, which has drawn national attention, was formally titled “Parental Rights in Education,” but critics have disparaged it as the “don’t say gay” law.
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School's (always) in? Year-round learning gets look in Florida Legislature
All-year school could help students recover from learning losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, proponents say.
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After Florida complained, changes made to Advanced Placement African American studies course
State education officials had rejected it, saying it contained inappropriate 'ideology.'
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Florida House Speaker Paul Renner offers 'permitless carry' legislation
His bill would let people carry concealed weapons without permits but stopped short of allowing open carry.
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