March 28, 2024

Education

Chancellor Frank T. Brogan picked to lead Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education

After 35 years of service to the State of Florida, Frank T. Brogan, chancellor of Florida's State University System, has been selected to serve as the chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) beginning Oct. 1. Read more »
Published on 8/7/2013

Impact: Utilities

Florida Power & Light announced earlier this year it intends to spend $500 million over the next three years to harden its system... Read more »
Published on 7/8/2013

Chart: For-Profit Colleges & Universities in Florida

Ranked by enrollment. Enrollment does not include online students. List includes only schools with more than 2,100 students. Read more »
Published on 6/12/2013

Chart: Florida's Private, Non-Profit Colleges and Universities

Ranked by enrollment. Only schools offering bachelor's degrees and with an enrollment of more than 500 students are listed. Read more »
Published on 6/12/2013

Chart: Florida's Public State Universities

Ranked by enrollment. Read more »
Published on 6/12/2013

Chart: Florida College System

Ranked by enrollment. Read more »
Published on 6/12/2013

Overreach at the University of Miami?

UM had to restructure its huge investment in health care and life sciences but makes no apologies for its ambitions. Read more »
Published on 6/11/2013

Compensation at the top of Florida's universities

State university presidents' five-year contracts typically include health and life insurance, state employee retirement plan contributions, travel expenses for spouses outside university service areas and a paid sabbatical if they resign from the presidency and remain at the school. Read more »
Published on 6/11/2013

Higher Education in Florida: Are Florida's universities overadministered?

The picture that emerges from a look at the staffing practices of Florida universities in the past five years is complex. Read more »
Published on 6/10/2013

Partnership Friction: Private and community colleges offer four-year degrees

In 2001, St. Petersburg Junior College, as the public community college in Pinellas County was then known, won permission to move beyond its traditional two-year degree offerings and confer four-year degrees. Read more »
Published on 6/10/2013

Behind Education Costs: Buttress — or Bloat?

Two economists argue that universities adjust costs based on how much they raise, rather than broad economic forces. Schools say they have become more efficient. Read more »
Published on 6/10/2013

UF's Innovation Hub nurturing tech gurus

The University of Florida's new Innovation Hub aims to create ‘collision' among entrepreneurs. Read more »
Published on 5/31/2013

Fast-Tracking Research

In 1993, Norma Sue Kenyon, an immunologist who had done diabetes-related research for the University of Miami... Read more »
Published on 5/31/2013

University Snapshots

Portable Imaging, The Gold Standard, Shelter Solution, Mad Cow Disease Detection and Neural Protection Read more »
Published on 5/31/2013

Jacksonville University is positioned for growth

Ten years ago, Jacksonville University was in crisis. Its president had resigned over badly managed finances... Read more »
Published on 5/9/2013

Florida Senate President Gaetz' statement about SB 1076

Press release from Senate President Don Gaetz about SB 1076 Read more »
Published on 4/23/2013

Summit Learning Services

Entrepreneur Ed Cwieka and public school teacher Jeanee Thompson met in 2006, opened their tutoring business in 2007... Read more »
Published on 3/21/2013

News about MBA programs in Florida

MBA Sports Focus In August 2012, USF launched a two-year MBA in sport and entertainment management. Starting late this year, students with significant work experience will have the option of... Read more »
Published on 3/11/2013

Florida's MBA professors are pushing the limits

Florida's MBA professors talk about their approaches to teaching leadership skills. Read more »
Published on 3/11/2013

MBA Programs in Florida (chart)

A Florida Trend "Top Rank Florida" list Read more »
Published on 3/11/2013

Frank Fuller: Education Point Man

Don Gaetz and Frank Fuller first crossed paths in 1994. Fuller was principal at C.W. Ruckel Middle School in Niceville. Gaetz, who had recently moved his family back to the... Read more »
Published on 2/28/2013

Job No. 1: Education

High on Senate President Don Gaetz's agenda: Education reforms aimed at improving job prospects for students. Read more »
Published on 2/28/2013

Charter Schools: A Web Chat with Jonathan Hage

Florida Trend held a live web chat on the subject of Charter Schools. Read the transcript here. Read more »
Published on 1/10/2013

State College Presidents

Florida has more top-performing community colleges than any other state. Read more »
Published on 12/26/2012

New National Flight Academy targets STEM

Education in Northwest Florida Read more »
Published on 6/12/2012

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Bitter-to-swallow cocoa costs force chocolate shops to raise prices
Bitter-to-swallow cocoa costs force chocolate shops to raise prices

Central Floirda chocolate shops are left with a bitter taste as cocoa prices hit an all-time high earlier this week.

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