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State wants students graduating from college sooner

| 2/23/2017

State wants students graduating from college sooner

Florida leaders hope to soon produce a new type of college student: one who graduates in four years. Only 44 percent of freshmen at state universities finish in four years. And the four-year graduation rates are even lower for students who start at community colleges. See Senate Bill 0002, sponsored by state Sen. Bill Galvano, here. Also read more at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Opinion: Devil in the details on state education bills

Efforts to improve higher education in Florida suffer from a bit of an identity crisis. What's the main goal? Improving the quality and competitiveness of our universities so they draw the best students and faculty? Or should the goal be expanding access to higher education? [Source: Fort Myers News-Press]

Many universities, including some in Florida, are using private planes

Once seen as a luxury of the corporate world, private planes are becoming increasingly common at U.S. colleges and universities as schools try to attract athletes, raise money and reward coaches with jet-set vacations. [Source: AP]

Now defunct for-profit college must pay the government $20 million

A shuttered for-profit college chain, Miami-based FastTrain College — which used exotic dancers to recruit students — and its owner, who bilked the government out of millions of dollars in a federal student aid funding scheme, must pay the government more than $20 million in damages and penalties, a district court ruled. [Source: Miami Herald]

Florida Lottery says it’s generated $1 billion for education this year

The Florida Lottery, now being sued by House Speaker Richard Corcoran, Monday said it had reached “another record – $1 billion in contributions to education for the 15th consecutive year.” See the Florida Lottery's news release here. Also read more at Florida Politics.

See also:
» Florida Lottery facing a lawsuit from House Speaker who claims the agency violated state law

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