Gary Fineout, Associated PressStudentsFlorida May Restore College Aid Lost During Great RecessionTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Nearly a decade after the Great Recession, Florida may finally restore one of its main programs that aids students headed to college. The state Legislature late Monday approved an overhaul of the state’s higher education system that is intended to lift schools in the Sunshine State into the ranks of elite counterparts. […]May 9, 2017News RoundupTrump Taps Lawyer Involved with Trump U Case for Federal JobWASHINGTON — As a top aide to Florida’s attorney general, Carlos G. Muniz helped defend the office’s decision to sit out legal action against Trump University. Now the president is naming him to be the top lawyer in the U.S. Education Department. President Donald Trump has announced his intent to nominate Muniz to serve as […]April 11, 2017Leadership & PolicyAfter Narrow Vote, FAMU Board Chairman ResignsSaying that his current relationship with Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum is “broken and irreparable,” the chairman of the university board stepped down from his post on Friday.October 25, 2015StudentsFlorida Gov. Scott Wants to Stop Taxing College TextbooksCollege students could be getting a break on the cost of their textbooks under a new proposal announced on Thursday by Gov. Rick Scott.January 22, 2015Leadership & Policy1 Victim of Florida State University Shooting ParalyzedIn the frantic moments at the Florida State University campus library last week, bullets struck 21-year-old student Farhan “Ronny” Ahmed three times, including a shot that severely damaged his spine and left him paralyzed from the waist down, his sister said Monday.November 24, 2014HomeChief Justice Enters Race to Become Florida State University PresidentFlorida Supreme Court Chief Justice Ricky Polston on Saturday jumped into the race to become the next president of Florida State University.June 1, 2014HomePush for In-state Tuition Break in Trouble in FloridaDespite support from leading Republicans including Gov. Rick Scott, a push to offer a tuition break to students who entered the country illegally appears doomed again this year.April 17, 2014SportsCourt Rules Florida Universities Can’t Regulate GunsThe court ruled, however, that the Florida Legislature has pre-empted the regulation of guns by local governments and state agencies and that this includes state universities.December 10, 2013Leadership & PolicyFlorida Education Chief Resigns Amid Grading ScandalFlorida’s education commissioner resigned Thursday amid allegations that he changed the grade of a charter school run by a major Republican donor during his previous job as Indiana’s school chief.August 1, 2013HomeFla. Online School Target of Cuts From LegislatorsFlorida’s highly-successful online school is battling proposed cutbacks at a time when state legislators are bragging about boosting money for schools by more than $1 billion.April 28, 2013Page 1 of 3Next Page