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University of Florida and College of the Arts will discuss renovations for the Music Building after the university has been granted $5.9 million in government funding.
Read More »UF School Of Music Moves One Step Closer To Long-Awaited Renovation
Alachua County Schools Reopen Post-Irma
Following over a week of closure, Alachua County Public Schools resumed Monday. Still, questions remain about if and when all the lost days will be made up.
Read More »In Push To Lower Student-Loan Caps, Sen. Nelson Makes Stop At UF
Sen. Bill Nelson spoke to University of Florida students Tuesday about proposed legislation that would lower student-loan interest rates.
Read More »Students To See Financial Aid Expansion
As Florida students return to universities and state colleges this month for a new academic year, many will benefit from a major expansion of need-based financial aid.
Read More »State Offers Tax-Free Holiday For Back-To-School Shoppers
Florida retailers are readying for back-to-school shoppers this weekend for the state's annual sales-tax “holiday.” The holiday, providing tax exemptions on certain items, will run from Friday to Sunday.
Read More »“Tools For Schools” Program Helps Alachua County Teachers Get Ready For School Year
The all-year-round program works to provide supplies to teachers in Alachua County with the help of a mobile unit. The annual school drive started July 10 and is running until July 22.
Read More »Florida Schools Can Hold Recess Inside Classrooms
Though state legislators earlier this year passed a law that requires elementary schools to set aside 20 minutes each day for "free-play recess," that mandate doesn't say where recess must take place.
Read More »College Performance Money To Be Divvied Up
Twenty-two of Florida's 28 state colleges will receive shares of $30 million in state performance funding under a new rule approved Monday by the Board of Education. Six colleges will not receive any state performance funding.
Read More »Florida Supreme Court Won’t Consider ‘Opt Out’ Lawsuit
The Florida Supreme Court won't take up a case that challenged the right of school districts to hold third-graders back when they score badly on a mandated standardized reading test.
Read More »State Faces Class-Action Lawsuit On Higher Ed Funds
Two UF alumni filed a class-action lawsuit against the state, saying lawmakers and Gov. Rick Scott funneled money that should have gone to higher education into tax cuts and savings.
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