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September 11, 2012

Digital Media Programs Will Go On Without “Titanic” Director’s Animation Studio

A digital production company that helps the St. Lucie County School District with design software for digital media programs is closing up shop. Digital Domain Media Group has filed for bankruptcy and is being sold to a private firm for $15-million. That’s less money than the company received in incentives to come to Florida. Digital […]

September 7, 2012
September 6, 2012

Florida 2012 Education Funding Increase Fifth-Largest In Nation

Florida had the fifth-largest increase in per-student school funding this year, according to a new ranking from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Florida added $1 billion in additional K-12 funding in the current budget, moving the state to the middle of the pack for percentage of education funding cut since 2008. Last year […]

August 30, 2012

Student Panhandlers: Should School Fundraising be Allowed on Streets?

Students trying to raise funds for school bands, athletic teams and school trips like to set up at busy intersections to collect money. And one Florida lawmaker is trying to ban students in North Lauderdale, Fla. from doing that. North Lauderdale City Commissioner Jerry Graziose says students are putting themselves at risk. “Fundraising could be better […]

August 22, 2012

Florida Bright Futures Scholarships By The Numbers

We’ve spent the week looking at how Bright Futures scholarships have changed over the last fifteen years. Bottom line: More students are getting the money, but the awards aren’t going as far as they used to in covering the cost of college or university tuition. The program establishes three lottery-funded scholarships for high academic achievers. […]

August 21, 2012
August 20, 2012

Bright Futures Scholarships Cover Less Tuition For Florida College Students

Across Florida, college freshmen are signing up for classes. Many are bringing Bright Futures scholarships to help pay their way. But Forrest Estep experienced sticker shock when he saw what the scholarships don’t cover. Estep is a student at Florida State University. In the past, his Bright Futures Scholarship would have covered a lot more. […]

August 17, 2012

Freshmen Combine Bright Futures Scholarships With Florida Prepaid College Plan

The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program and the Florida Prepaid College Plan are not mutually exclusive. But some people think they should be. Woody Estep wishes he’d bought into the prepaid program. His son attends Florida State University, where his Bright Futures scholarship last year covered just a portion of the tuition and none of […]

August 10, 2012

Survey Finds Public Supports Special Education, But With Limits

Americans overwhelmingly support educating students with disabilities, but are skeptical of the number of students classified as needing special education. That’s according to a Fordham Institute report on school spending. The Fordham Institute found 40 percent of new education spending between 1996 and 2005 went to special education. Four out of five Americans believe U.S. […]

August 3, 2012

Private Companies’ Big Move Into K-12 Education

There is a lot to chew on in Reuters’ reporter Stephanie Simon’s look at private equity and venture capital investments in the education market. The story is the talker of the week among those who fear the worst when Wall Street gets involved with schools. We’ll highlight two passages from the story. First, investors are […]

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