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HB 461 allows 100 hours of paid work experience to replace community service hours required for Bright Futures.
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Florida lawmakers decided this session to eliminate a pair of programs, including a $600 stipend to Bright Futures recipients.
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House Higher Education Appropriations Chairman Rene Plasencia, R-Orlando, told reporters the stipend was “subsidizing textbook companies.”
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When lawmakers have slashed Florida's Bright Futures scholarship during past difficult budget cycles, Black and Latino students lost out the most.
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The Florida House and Senate each are proposing different ways to slash as much as $593 million from the state university system this fiscal year.
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Senate President Wilton Simpson says since the scholarships are funded through state money, the state has a right to examine where those dollars are going and what they’re being used on.
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Said Senate President Wilton Simpson: “We’re saying that we’d prefer the degree you’re getting leads to a job, and I think that’s fair."
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It could become even tougher for Florida students to get bright futures scholarships. A senate proposal would match the state score requirements for the...
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Florida "medallion scholars" will be among the biggest beneficiaries this academic year of the state's efforts to expand financial aid for university...
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For the first time in 17 years, top-performing students will be able to use their Bright Futures scholarships to attend summer classes at state...
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Some college students in the nation's third-largest state may get a big break on their tuition this year under a sweeping proposal passed Thursday by the…
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An additional 44,000 Bright Futures students would have their scholarships expanded under a bill approved Monday by the Senate Education Committee. The...