Scott PowersJanuary 30, 2019
4min351
Robert Wexler drops foreign client lobbying to talk Middle East peace with new Congress members.
Tag: education
Scott PowersJanuary 30, 2019
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 25, 2019
3min685
Snively has worked with Lowry on education issues for years.
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 17, 2019
5min512
The facility is a collaboration between the school's medical and engineering colleges.
Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2019
7min414
A former Navy intelligence official with a background in national security analysis who also is studious of economic theory, running on a generally moderate Democratic platform, seeking to flip a long-held Republican seat against a well-established opponent in increasingly purple Seminole County. No, not Stephanie Murphy. Meet Justin Miller. Thursday night Miller introduced himself to Seminole […]
Jacob OglesDecember 22, 2018
4min213
The U.S. House threw its support behind legislation aimed at protecting education access for young girls displaced around the world. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, sponsored the companion Senate bill in 2017 and urged President Donald Trump to sign the Girls Count Act into law. “Millions of people are displaced globally due to ongoing […]
Drew WilsonDecember 14, 2018
3min327
House Speaker Jose Oliva has selected Republican state Reps. Cord Byrd, Byron Donalds and Ralph Massulo to chair the House education policy subcommittees, according to a list of assignments first obtained by Florida Politics. Byrd, a second-term Republican representing Nassau and Duval counties, will chair the House Higher Education & Career Readiness Subcommittee. Massulo, a second-term lawmaker representing Citrus and […]
Ryan NicolDecember 8, 2018
7min377
Members of the Miami-Dade legislative delegation were on hand Friday to hear pitches from the community ahead of the upcoming 2019 Legislative Session. And while a diverse set of voices were heard, the issues of housing, education and the environment were touched on throughout the meeting. Friday’s gathering was held at the Miami-Dade County School Board […]
Drew WilsonNovember 30, 2018
5min393
Take Stock in Children is expanding from Florida’s middle and high schools to college campuses. The group, which provides low-income, at-risk youth a chance to escape the cycle of poverty through education, mentorship and college scholarships announced this week that it’s launching a new program: “Take Stock in College.” Take Stock in Children data shows […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 19, 2018
5min827
A day after Hillsborough County’s hand recount officially concluded and two days after it was clear Janet Cruz was the Senate District 18 winner, Dana Young has conceded the race. “The supervisor of elections has finished both recounts and submitted the results. Although the final result was not what we had hoped for, I am extremely […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 13, 2018
5min403
The University of South Florida is joining a national effort to increase college access and boodt by hundreds of thousands the numbers of degrees awarded by the year 2025. USF will be part of a group of 130 public universities working together to close the achievement gap between minority, low-income students and their non-minority peers. […]
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