Anne GeggisJanuary 23, 2023
6min0
Pre-Advanced Placement coursework would be given greater weight in determining student eligibility in addition to a particular battery of AP classes.
Tag: Bright Futures Scholarship Program
Anne GeggisJanuary 23, 2023
Renzo DowneyMarch 23, 2021
7min1431
Amendments soften the bill, but Democrats fear problems will return.
Renzo DowneyMarch 23, 20216min5772
Instead, students just need to say they received info on career prospects to stay in school.
Kelly HayesMarch 13, 20215min3816
The bill would cut scholarships for Bright Future recipients who enroll in degree programs that don’t “lead directly to employment."
Renzo DowneySeptember 1, 2020
3min1039
Recent graduates have until Dec. 1 to achieve a qualifying score.
Scott PowersJanuary 23, 2017
5min555
Two bills that would increase Bright Future scholarship benefits and rework how colleges and universities measure progress and deal with top professors sailed through the Florida Senate Education Committee Monday. Senate Bills 2 and 4, both introduced by Sen. Bill Galvano, drew some concerns about how they might affect non-traditional and working students but little […]
Staff ReportsOctober 4, 2016
2min272
For the second consecutive year, the Florida Lottery is reporting record sales, posting $467 million in revenue for August. This all-time high was an increase of 5.29 percent over last year’s August record. Lottery officials say the games generated an estimated $120 million in contributions to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF), driven “primarily by […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 4, 2016
3min374
The Florida Lottery said Monday it has now contributed a total of $29 billion to the state’s education trust fund since selling its first ticket in 1988. The good news follows a troubled year for the agency, which runs the second largest-selling lottery in the country, behind New York, in terms of sales and net revenue, according […]