Bill Kaczor, Associated PressStudentsScott Wants Low-Cost Degrees At Florida CollegesGov. Rick Scott on Monday challenged Florida’s community and state colleges to develop four-year degrees that would cost no more than $10,000, which also would continue their move into an area that was once the sole domain of the state’s public universities.November 26, 2012Leadership & PolicyPanel Finalizes Fla. Higher Education ProposalsMore tuition flexibility linked to stronger accountability measures for Florida’s state universities are among the final recommendations approved Tuesday by Gov. Rick Scott’s higher education task force.November 6, 2012HomePanel: Base Florida Tuitions on DegreesGov. Rick Scott’s higher education task force tentatively agreed Wednesday on recommendations that include basing tuition on the type of degree a student is seeking and letting “preeminent universities” set higher rates.October 24, 2012Leadership & PolicyFlorida Ponders Higher Education Tuition IncreasesGov. Rick Scott’s task force says part of the reason higher tuition is needed is to pay top professors more to stem the tide of other states luring them away.October 9, 2012Leadership & PolicyLawsuit Challenging Florida Legislature’s Tuition Authority Moves ForwardA group including former Gov. and ex-U.S. Sen. Bob Graham will continue a lawsuit challenging the Legislature’s authority to set tuition at state universities, although one of its partners has withdrawn.April 26, 2010Community CollegesFlorida Higher Ed System Confronting Multiple ChallengesNewly appointed Florida higher education leader tackles difficult tasks, including conversion of community colleges into four-year colleges and helping defuse governance crisis on public university tuition rates.November 8, 2009Page 1 of 1
