Millions flow to wealthy families, pricey private schools under Florida’s supercharged voucher program
A 2023 reform has boosted voucher use by 67%, with one-quarter of state scholarships now going to families in the top income ...
Florida’s dreamers in crosshairs as lawmakers look to raise their tuition
More than 6,000 undocumented students face an uncertain future as lawmakers want to more than triple the tuition they ...
Florida lawmakers will try again on immigration. Tuition remains a target.
“By working together with the Governor towards a shared goal, these proposals and appropriations ensure Florida continues to ...
Here’s the impact of Florida’s voucher overhaul at five local schools
With taxpayer-funded scholarships now open to all, these private institutions have come to rely heavily on state subsidies.
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PolitiFact FL: How much do immigrant tuition waivers cost the state of Florida?
A Florida Senate analysis estimated that for the 2023-24 fiscal year, the value of the waived out-of-state fees totaled about ...
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A 'Dreamer' worries he can't pay for college because he may soon be denied in-state tuition
Hours after the Florida Legislature passed one of the nation’s strictest immigration bills, Hernan, a college student from ...
Report ranks Florida Polytechnic in Lakeland second in South for best value
Research.com, an online higher education resource, lists Florida Polytechnic in Lakeland as a top-10 best value college in ...
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Florida’s dreamers in crosshairs as lawmakers look to raise their tuition
In Florida, the controversy revolves around the tuition waiver for students who attended state high schools, once widely supported but now a likely victim of sweeping immigration legislation being ...
FIU to name Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez interim university president on Friday
Florida International University’s Board of Trustees is expected to name Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez interim president on Friday, ...
Florida International University trustees name Lt. Gov. Nunez as interim president
Board Chair Rogelio Tovar said Gov. Ron DeSantis' office contacted him and asked him to consider Nuñez as the next president.
‘The check is going straight to daycare’: Florida’s parents struggle with high cost of child care
After graduating from Florida A&M University, Ruthie Critton and her husband moved to Eatonville, looking to raise a family in the town where she grew up. Critton accepted an administrative job at a ...
Florida universities turn to politicians as presidents
In an increasingly politicized education world, Florida’s universities and colleges are turning to politicians for leadership more and more. It’s happened schools big, such as former U.S. Sen. Ben ...