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Feds Launch Sweeping Civil Rights Probe Into Colorado Schools Over Alleged Race-Based Policies
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (247+ words) The U. S. Department of Education has opened a civil rights investigation into a Colorado school district. Officials are looking into claims that the Cherry Creek School District uses racially discriminatory practices that affect everyone from students to parents. The department's Office…...
De Santis Reshapes Florida College Leadership With 16 Trustee Choices Across Five Campuses
5+ day, 5+ min ago (359+ words) Florida Gov. Ron De Santis Florida Governor Ron De Santis moved to fill key higher education leadership slots on Friday, naming 16 individuals to the district boards of trustees for five major state colleges across Florida. The sweep of personnel decisions…...
Florida Rep. Byron Donalds Eyes Career Paths For Florida Students Starting In 6th Grade
1+ week, 5+ day ago (245+ words) Florida Representative Byron Donalds unveiled a new education proposal today aimed at changing how the state prepares its students for the workforce. Dubbed the "Student Success Plan," the policy would require every single Florida student to have a personalized academic…...
Battle Lines Drawn In Florida Over Excluding Undocumented Students From Colleges, Adult Ed
2+ week, 1+ day ago (334+ words) A showdown is brewing over a set of proposed Florida Department of Education rules that would block undocumented immigrants from enrolling in state colleges and Adult General Education programs. Originally slated for a mid-May vote, the Florida Board of Education…...
Teacher Of The Year Nominee In Florida Asks 6th Graders To Do Her Dirty Work, Gets Arrested
2+ week, 3+ day ago (519+ words) It turns out "peer mediation" looks a little different to some. A Florida middle school teacher found herself trading her classroom for a jail cell after allegedly trying to crowd-source a battery on a talkative sixth grader. Judith Clark, 64, was…...
26 States Sue Trump Administration To Block Steep Cuts To Student Loans
2+ week, 4+ day ago (177+ words) A coalition of 26 states and municipal governments has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, attempting to strike down a Department of Education rule that slashes federal student loan limits for advanced healthcare and professional degrees. READ: Pennsylvania Sen....
Gov. De Santis Shakes Up Northwest Florida College Boards And Orders Flags Lowered For Memorial Day
2+ week, 4+ day ago (223+ words) Florida Gov. Ron De Santis Florida Governor Ron De Santis announced a wave of local education appointments on Friday, naming several business and medical professionals to the boards of two major regional institutions. In a separate state action on the…...
Green Beret Turned Governor Hopeful Storms Tampa To Shake Up Florida Schools
3+ week, 1+ day ago (310+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " Florida Lieutenant Governor and gubernatorial candidate Jay Collins officially launched a new education platform on Monday, taking to a stage in Tampa to unveil "Operation F3: Florida Families First." The decorated Green Beret pitched the initiative as a direct…...
Crack Open A Book, Catch A Game: How Summer Reading Can Score You Free Rays Tickets
3+ week, 3+ day ago (316+ words) Rays pitcher Ian Seymour (Tampa Bay Rays) TAMPA, Fla. " The Tampa Bay Rays and Suncoast Credit Union have officially launched the 19th annual "Reading with the Rays'Read Your Way to the Ballpark" initiative. The summer program challenges students from Pre-K through…...
Classroom Cash: High Scores No Longer Guarantee Free College In Florida
3+ week, 4+ day ago (241+ words) Rising test scores and shifting state budgets have triggered the most significant changes to the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program since its inception, catching thousands of high school juniors off guard. The state lottery-funded program, which historically covered 100% of tuition…...