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May 2, 2012

What Administrative Costs Say About School District Spending

There is no bigger target for school criticism than what districts spend on administrative staff and other overhead. Joe Taxpayer wants to cry “waste!” when he sees a bunch of bureaucrats bringing down six figures at his expense. The Florida Department of Education knows this, and so they have been adding up how much it […]

Mapping Florida School District Administrative Costs

Which Florida school districts spend more on administrative costs? Check out our interactive map.

April 30, 2012

Gov. Scott Rejects Added Tuition Hikes For Florida’s Top Universities

After repeatedly saying he was against raising tuition at Florida’s colleges and universities, Gov. Rick Scott on Friday vetoed a bill that would have allowed the state’s top two universities to hike tuition at will. The state already allows public institutions to raise tuition up to 15 percent a year. But Florida State University in […]

April 26, 2012

University of Florida Drops Plan To Restructure Computer Engineering Department

The University of Florida is scrapping a plan to trim and restructure its computer science and engineering department, according to the Gainesville Sun. School president Bernie Machen cited “overwhelming negative response.” A Forbes story about the proposed cuts made waves on social media sites (though the story misstated some of the facts.)

April 17, 2012

Education Items Among Gov. Rick Scott’s $142.7 Million In Budget Vetoes

Gov. Rick Scott’s $142.7 million in budget vetoes would cut a number of higher education programs, including those in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields which Scott has championed over the past year. Scott wrote in his veto message that the state’s colleges and universities will have to choose their priorities wisely. Scott’s main […]

April 16, 2012

Grading Florida Schools: Opportunities Lag for Rural Students

Florida high schools are being judged by the number of students enrolled in college-level classes. It’s tied to bonus money from the state. But in Florida’s rural counties, small schools say they can’t compete with the opportunities at large urban schools. Ashley Carr, a senior at Sneads High School in rural Jackson, Fla., is worried […]

April 12, 2012

Explaining How Democrats Want To Make College Financial Aid An Election Issue

You know Democrats and their allies plan to use cuts to Medicare included in the U.S. House budget against presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and any other member of the GOP running for office this fall. At a press conference in Tampa Thursday, Democrats ran out another line of attack on what the House […]

April 11, 2012

New Website Explains Just How Much That College Diploma Will Cost

So you’ve got a list of colleges offering scholarships, grants and all kinds of other perks and you’re trying to figure out the best deal? The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has set up a new website to help college-bound students and their parents estimate just how much that degree will cost — and how much […]

April 10, 2012

University of Miami Reports Highest Florida Professor Pay

The University of Miami has the highest-paid professors among Florida’s universities and colleges, according to data complied by the Chronicle of Higher Education. Hurricane instructors are paid an average of $140,800 for the 2011-2012 school year. More interesting is the number two school on the list: The University of South Florida Polytechnic. Professors at the […]

April 9, 2012

Congress Wary Of For-Profit Schools Recruiting Veterans

For-profit colleges and universities are swarming military veterans seeking more education after serving in Afghanistan, Iraq or some other location, NPR reports. Te reason is simple: Veterans have access to college money though the GI Bill. Many of the vets wind up on phone and email lists by seeking information through website which seem like […]

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