Ryan Dailey - News Service of Florida

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.