While we’re waiting for the White House and the U.S. Department of Education to say why they approved Florida’s No Child Left Behind waiver request, let’s review what they said about the application in December. Below is the December 20, 2011 letter to the Florida Department of Education outlining initial concerns. At the time, the […]
Its the sixth-most visited Web site in the world. But tomorrow, Wikipedia will globally black out the English version of its site. And the co-founder of the free, online encyclopedia, Jimmy Wales, is looking out for procrastinating students. On Twitter, Wales said, “Student warning! Do your homework early. Wikipedia protesting bad law on Wednesday.” Wikipedia is protesting proposed federal anti-piracy bills […]
OnlineUniversity.net has released an infographic on schools that graduate students with the most and least college loan debt. And three of the top five colleges with the highest student debt are in Florida. 3rd place: Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. with an average student debt of $43,206 4th place: Barry University in Miami […]
College student Shamir Ali has been released from a Florida detention center after being told he would be deported to Bangladesh. The decision comes after Nestor Yglesias, spokesman for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Miami told StateImpact Florida Ali was a “fugitive alien” because he ignored a previous deportation order. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials […]
Immigration officials say their decision to deport a Palm Beach College student is consistent with a new policy prioritizing the deportation of those committing crimes because a judge ordered the student deported as a child. That makes 25-year-old Shamir Ali a fugitive, said Nestor Yglesias, spokesman for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Miami. […]
For-profit colleges are raking in federal education money for military veterans, according to a U.S. Senate report. Our colleagues at StateImpact Indiana have the details. A United States Senate study committee found that for-profit colleges are collecting nearly a quarter of all funds issued to veterans for education. According to the study, for-profit colleges benefited […]
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is headlining an education forum hosted by Central Florida University and The Orlando Sentinel this morning. Bush plans to outline what school reforms are still needed, according to the Foundation for Florida’s Future, the non-profit group Bush founded. Bush has spent the past months weighing in on the dispute between […]
President Barack Obama’s jobs bill would pump $1.7 billion dollars into Florida to preserve teacher and first responder jobs, according to details released this week. Florida would also receive $1.3 billion to modernize and upgrade school facilities. The White House estimates the projects would support 16,600 jobs. Obama held a Rose Garden press conference to […]
If you had to guess, how many of 2012 Republican presidential candidates appearing at this evening’s Tampa debate list education as an issue on their campaign web sites? Just one: Radio host and former pizza executive Herman Cain. Other candidates, such as former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, tie education to job creation. U.S. Rep. Ron […]
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