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Sen. Rick Scott Asks State Chancellor to Review UF hiring practices
9+ hour, 32+ min ago (459+ words) U. S. Sen. Rick Scott is asking Florida's university system chancellor to review University of Florida contracting and presidential search practices after the school recommended Dr. Stuart Bell as the sole finalist to become its next president. In a May 20 letter to…...
Florida Budget Would Boost Per-Student Funding Amid Enrollment Decline
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (399+ words) by The Center Square | May 18, 2026 This month legislators are working to finalize the state budget in which the governor proposed a record amount of funding for public schools amid schools closing permanently across the state. Public school enrollment has been…...
Polk State College recommends state education commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas as its next president
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (261+ words) by Capitolist Staff | May 13, 2026 Polk State College's Presidential Search Committee has recommended Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios "Stasi" Kamoutsas as the finalist to become the college's sixth president. The committee made the recommendation Tuesday after completing a national search that drew…...
Florida Universities Post Strong Showings in U. S. News Graduate Rankings
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (310+ words) by Capitolist Staff | Apr 7, 2026 Several of Florida's public universities boasted nationally ranked graduate programs Tuesday after U. S. News & World Report released its 2026 Best Graduate Schools rankings, with the results showing strengths across education, medicine, business, law and public health. The University…...
Florida BOG OKs TMH Asset Transfer to FSU, Extends Mc Cullough Contract
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (369+ words) by Capitolist Staff | Mar 26, 2026 The Florida Board of Governors on Thursday approved Florida State University's (FSU) authority to enter into a long-term agreement with the City of Tallahassee to transfer city-owned Tallahassee Memorial Health Care hospital assets to the university,…...
House Bill Would Transfer Control of USF Sarasota-Manatee to New College of Florida
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (263+ words) by Capitolist Staff | Feb 16, 2026 A bill filed on Monday in the Florida house would shift control of the University of South Florida (USF) Sarasota-Manatee campus to the New College of Florida and give individual universities more authority over how much…...
Florida House panel advances bill to limit out-of-state enrollment at public universities
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (337+ words) by Capitolist Staff | Feb 10, 2026 A Florida House committee on Tuesday approved legislation that would limit the number of out-of-state students enrolled at the state's public universities. The Florida House Budget Committee voted to advance CS/HB 1279, a wide-ranging education bill…...
Florida Poly awarded $2. 9 M to expand AI, cybersecurity training lab
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (233+ words) by Capitolist Staff | Jan 29, 2026 Florida Polytechnic University has been awarded nearly $3 million in federal funding to expand its cybersecurity and artificial intelligence programs through the creation of a new Public Service Applied Innovation Laboratory, university officials said on Thursday. The…...
Florida joins federal K-12 education tax credit program beginning in 2027
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (298+ words) by Capitolist Staff | Jan 28, 2026 Florida has opted into a new federal tax credit program that allows taxpayers to receive credits for contributions supporting K-12 education expenses, Gov. Ron De Santis announced Wednesday. The decision allows Florida residents to participate in the…...
Florida lawmakers propose stricter oversight of school mentoring programs
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (243+ words) by Capitolist Staff | Jan 5, 2026 Florida lawmakers filed bipartisan legislation in late December that would impose new statewide standards on mentoring and student support programs operating in K12 public schools. Sen. Keith Truenow and Rep. Johanna L'pez introduced Senate Bill 1008 and House…...