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Florida could open up athletic boosters and foundations
Florida could open up athletic boosters and foundations
Florida's college athletic booster groups and university foundations could be forced to open their records and books to the public. The Florida House is moving ahead with a measure to repeal a state law that now allows university groups to keep most of their records private. [Source: AP]
University leaders preparing for ‘block’ tuition
Florida university presidents said they are ready to deal with a developing legislative mandate to have block tuition on their campuses by the fall of 2018, but warned the new system won’t come without challenges. [Source: News Service of Florida]
Some Florida middle schoolers already taking college classes
Dual-enrollment programs are common in high schools, enabling some students to graduate with credits equivalent to up to four university semesters. But some middle school students in Florida have faced resistance when they try to enroll in college-level courses. [Source: Miami Herald]
Florida could erase part of public school testing law
A coalition of Republican and Democratic state senators have cobbled together a dramatic overhaul of the standardized tests that have become a rite-of-passage — and a common target of complaints — since they were expanded under then-Gov. Jeb Bush. [Source: CBS Miami]
Cyber-criminals share millions of stolen higher-education email credentials
College and universities, including those in Florida, are facing a growing threat from cyber-criminals who are sharing credentials from millions of stolen or fake .edu email accounts on the dark web. [Source: ]
› Want discounted Disney World tickets? Go to college.
If you attend college in Florida, then you already know you have a pretty sweet deal. There's spring break weather year-round and you can literally wear flip-flops to class every day. But now there's even more of a reason to brag to all your University of Illinois or Michigan State friends.
› A bill allowing FAMU, UF to research hemp commercialization passes Senate Ag Committee
The Senate Agriculture Committee Monday approved a bill that would allow Florida A&M and the University of Florida to conduct research pilot projects on growing and selling industrial hemp in Florida.
› Knight, FIU, Creative Class Group team up to expand innovation research
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation on Wednesday announced a grant of $1.2 million for the Miami Urban Future Initiative, a joint project of Florida International University’s College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts and the Creative Class Group.
› FGCU gives state board say-so in president's bonus
The Florida Gulf Coast University board voted 10 to 1 Tuesday to allow a state board to decide whether its new president will get a bonus of more than $350,000.
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