Ryan Dailey - News Service of Florida
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Lawmakers included a collective $25 million for New College in the budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. Gov. Ron DeSantis approved the $116.5 billion state budget on Wednesday. -
The 16 pages of cuts ranged from as little as $10,500 for a county public works generator to $80 million for group insurance for the state college system. -
The Florida High School Athletic Association is slated Tuesday to consider allowing student athletes to earn money through endorsement deals under what is known as a name, image and likeness, or NIL, policy. -
The State Board of Education approved the changes as Florida challenges a Biden administration rule that would help carry out Title IX. -
A state voucher program that began in the 2023-2024 school year is on pace to double in size — at least — as applications roll in from families who educate children at home and are seeking funds to make a range of purchases. -
The Florida High School Athletic Association held a discussion about a potential change to the organization’s bylaws that would allow student-athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness under what is commonly known as an NIL policy. -
Under the changes, U.S. colleges and universities would be required to charge tuition to students from a number of small Pacific Island nations “at a rate that is not greater than the rate charged for residents of the state in which such public institution” is located. -
The Florida Polytechnic University Board of Trustees are set to meet Thursday, and could sign off on a proposed three-year contract that includes a $490,000 base salary for incoming president Devin Stephenson. -
The grant funds have been spread across public school districts, state colleges and universities in the eight-county region encompassing Bay, Escambia, Franklin, Gulf, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, and Wakulla. -
The Florida High School Athletic Association could potentially sanction competitive video gaming, or esports, as an official sport, amid growing interest from member schools.