A college education is generally considered a student’s best shot at getting a good job these days, and it’s often assumed most high schoolers are prepared to attend college. But there’s one group that has been quietly excluded from that process — students with intellectual disabilities. A program at the University of South Florida St. […]
Itâs a midweek school night at Miami Beach Senior High School. Students, their parents and siblings — roughly 80 people in all — are waiting in the schoolâs library to get on a computer and answer a lot of questions. Miami Beach Senior High college adviser Maria Sahwell and experienced counselors will walk families through […]
A key Senate lawmaker may put less emphasis on test scores to determine which students qualify for state financial aid for college — possibly including Bright Futures. Instead, scholarships and grants would depend more on taking tougher classes in high school. Senator John Legg, R-Trinity, said he and other lawmakers have heard complaints and concerns […]
Most new Palm Beach College Students were going through orientation earlier this month, but Jake Seiler was wrapping up his first three courses. Despite earning the highest SAT scores of his two siblings — 1100, on six attempts — Seiler didn’t score high enough this year to earn the Bright Futures Florida Medallion scholarship his […]
Sixty students from the Hialeah area will graduate from high school this month like thousands of others in Florida, but these students have done something especially remarkable. Theyâll receive their high school diplomas almost a month after graduating from Miami Dade College. The students took advantage of the dual-enrollment programs offered at Mater Academy and Mater Lakes Academy. These […]
When Sen. Marco Rubio was growing up, his parents gave him an edict: âFrom a very early age they used to tell us, âtu tienes que estudiar,â which means, âyou have to study.â So growing up I donât ever recall not considering going to college,â Rubio told an audience at Miami-Dade College on Monday. Rubio talked at length about […]
The Education Fund in Miami is hosting an online chat today about the best ways for first generation and low-income students to earn a college degree. Lisa Ciacci, the Education Fund’s Smart Path to College program manager, will be on Twitter ready to answer questions. Advisers from similar programs in San Francisco and Philadelphia will […]
Governor Rick Scott signed a broad-ranging education bill this session thatâamong many changesâestablishes an entirely online bachelorâs degree program through the University of Florida. UF already has experience offering online courses and degree programs that allow students to finish the last two years of a bachelorâs degree online. But this is the first time a […]
The percentage of Floridians earning college degrees is not increasing fast enough to keep pace with the job market, according to the head of a foundation working to boost higher education graduates. That’s what Jamie Merisotis, president and CEO of the Lumina Foundation, told the Economic Club of Florida last week. âItâs an urgent need,â Merisotis […]
So far, all but three Florida colleges are raising tuition this fall. Students from around the state suspected this would happen. That’s why they “occupied the Capitol” during the Legislative Session earlier this year to protest the tuition hikes they saw coming miles away. Broward College, Palm Beach State College and Valencia College – the second largest community […]
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