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Florida Senate votes to override school budget vetoes
Florida Senate votes to override school budget vetoes
The Florida Senate has voted to keep in place billions for Florida's schools despite vetoes by Gov. Rick Scott. The Senate voted Wednesday to override Scott's veto of more than $11.4 billion set aside in the new state budget for public schools. More from the AP, the Times/Herald, and FOX13.
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Women now hold a quarter of the presidencies of Florida’s 28 state colleges
With the selection of new presidents at Polk State College and St. Petersburg College, women now hold a quarter of the presidencies of Florida’s 28 state colleges. But, according to the American Council on Education, the Florida state college system is facing a diversity challenge similar to other higher-education systems across the country. [Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
University of Florida research spending at record $791 million in 2016
Spending for research at the University of Florida, a key indicator of how healthy an institution’s research enterprise is, reached a record high of $791.3 million in 2016, according to a new report to the National Science Foundation. [Source: Florida Trend]
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Teaming up to promote higher ed in Southwest Florida
Last year, after a series of meetings with Ringling College of Art & Design, the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee and State College of Florida (formerly Manatee Community College), the Consortium of Colleges on the Creative Coast — C4 for short — was born. Access full story.
Florida Virtual School helps homebound students learn
Thousands of students who can't attend traditional brick-and-mortar schools attend Florida Virtual School. FLVS is a free, fully accredited online school for Florida students. One student said his educational experience was transformed thanks to the courses offered through FLVS. [Source: Click Orlando]
› USF's 114 patents in 2016 puts it at top of Florida university ranks
The University of South Florida set a new record in 2016, ranking fifth among American public universities and 11th among universities worldwide in generating new U.S. patents.
› Florida Southern College to celebrate Frank Lloyd Wright’s 150th birthday
Wright, America’s most renowned architect, was born June 8, 1867. Florida Southern College holds the largest collection of Wright-designed structures in the world, including the Usonian House, based on Wright’s plans for faculty housing.
› Orlando approves $90 million student housing project
Orlando officials this week approved the master plan for a $90 million student-housing development for the city’s $1 billion, 68-acre downtown Creative Village serving as the University of Central Florida and Valencia College's shared downtown campus.
› Jones College closing after 99 years in Jacksonville
Jones College of Jacksonville is closing its doors just shy of its 100th year. According to a notice posted on the college’s website, the school will close no later than Dec. 31.
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