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Lawsuit against Florida voucher funding organization seeks 'reform', attorney says
2+ hour, 43+ min ago (513+ words) The group of private school owners suing the organization in charge of handling half a million student vouchers in Florida are seeking amendments to improve the private school choice movement in Florida, their attorney said on Friday. This comes after…...
A Sarasota high school withheld articles from its newspaper for bias. Student journalists pushed back.
22+ hour, 54+ min ago (1083+ words) Two days before the print deadline, student journalists Ava Lenerz and Alex Lieberman learned their stories were being withheld from publication. A post-it note stuck on top of the draft pages said they were under review after they were submitted…...
Education commissioner warns Florida teachers could be fired over 'anti-law enforcement' sentiments
1+ day, 21+ min ago (454+ words) Florida Education Commissioner Stasi Kamoutsas says teachers who share views that are "anti-law enforcement" could be fired. His comments came at a Florida Board of Education meeting Friday and on the heels of student walkouts throughout the state, including some…...
Florida Board of Education trims Schools of Hope law, but districts still pay
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (693+ words) The Florida Board of Education adopted new rules on Friday that set some limits on the ability of charter schools " some run by for-profit companies " to move into underused public school district buildings. Critics of the rules said they remain…...
Private school owners sue biggest voucher funding organization in Florida, claim funding failures
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (597+ words) A group of private school owners are suing nonprofit Step Up For Students, which processes most student voucher payments, saying it has failed "to timely and properly disburse" funds the state had already approved, causing financial stress and operational disruptions…...
What worked and what didn't with a cellphone ban at a Kentucky school
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1046+ words) How do you get teenagers to put their phones away for hours at a time? That is the question many schools are trying to solve as bans on cellphones sweep the U.S. " more than 30 states so far now restrict their use…...
College can be a big life change. How can students navigate mental health challenges?
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (95+ words) A study published this week in the Journal of American College Health found that more than half of U.S. college students report feeling lonely. College can be a big life change. How can students navigate mental health challenges? Here & Now's Scott…...
House subcommittee gives first OK to transfer of USF Sarasota-Manatee to New College
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (995+ words) A House subcommittee on Monday advanced a bill transferring USF's Sarasota-Manatee 32-acre campus and $53 million in dorm debt to nearby New College of Florida. The measure, (HB 5601), which passed along party lines, would boost Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' bid to…...
New College president Richard Corcoran is awarded a $200,000 bonus – again
1+ week, 1+ day ago (569+ words) Richard Corcoran, the president of New College of Florida, was awarded a $200,000 bonus by the school's trustees for the third consecutive year. The bonus comes despite scrutiny about the college's spending, which nearly doubled from about $53 million in 2021 to about…...
New College, Phillippi Creek, 2 launch stories, campus hunger, raptor rescues
1+ week, 3+ day ago (409+ words) For some, New College's quest to take over the University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus seems like a great idea. But is assuming $53 million in debt a good move? She's also gives an update on another Sarasota story, the dredging…...