Updated, Feb. 21, 2018: This legislation likely will not become law during the 2018 session, as a Senate committee rejected the Senate version of the bill. Original story, Feb. 7, 2018: Free-speech zones would be banned and state universities and colleges could be sued for up to $100,000 in …
Read More »A post-secondary education bill that could reshape the Florida College system is moving through the state senate.
Read More »A U.S. House tax-overhaul plan would have made graduate students pay federal income taxes on tuition charges that get waived in exchange for duties like research and teaching. The U.S. Senate did not include the provision in its tax legislation.
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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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Despite political turmoil in Washington, D.C., and Tallahassee, federal and state lawmakers have agreed to dramatically increase financial aid to the neediest college and university students.
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The Florida Legislature approved the state budget and ended the annual session Monday, after narrowly avoiding a meltdown over a controversial measure that makes sweeping changes to the state's education system.
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The Florida Senate wants to boost higher-education funding by hundreds of millions of dollars next year, with more money going to student financial aid, Bright Futures merit scholarships and need-based assistance.
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With eight of Florida's 12 universities falling below minimum staffing standards for mental health counselors, the university system's Board of Governors is asking for $7 million in increased funding from the 2017-2018 budget.
Read More »The Florida Senate is poised to approve a major higher-education package that would expand the use of Bright Futures scholarships and tighten graduation standards for universities and state colleges. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday voted to combine the major elements of Senate President Joe Negron’s higher-education initiative into one …
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As the Florida Legislature prepares to consider major legislation impacting the state colleges this spring, a new focus has emerged over the college names
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