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Drew WilsonNovember 30, 2018

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

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

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. […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorNovember 6, 2018

Hillsborough County’s transportation referendum passed Tuesday night, with 57 percent of the vote. It’s a huge win for transportation and transit activists who have seen initiative after initiative fail locally at the ballot box. “We are humbled by tonight’s results, which confirm that Hillsborough County is ready to invest in a transportation plan that truly […]

Peter SchorschOctober 27, 2018

Did you know gambling casinos are good for children? Spoiler alert: They’re not. Yet that is the exact claim casino operators are making in an attempt to block Amendment 3, which would put voters in charge of any gambling expansion in Florida. Using that logic, if politicians were not allowed to populate Florida with casinos, education […]

Staff ReportsOctober 25, 2018

Billed as the “fourth largest in U.S. lottery history,” the jackpot for Saturday’s Powerball drawing has reached an estimated $750 million, the Florida Lottery announced Thursday. The jackpot “has rolled 21 times since Aug. 15, generating more than $42.1 million in contributions to the state’s Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF),” the Lottery said in a […]

Danny McAuliffeOctober 24, 2018

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Florida’s Democratic candidate for Governor is conveying to voters some of the finer details of his plan for the state’s economy. A new television ad from the Andrew Gillum campaign spells out the candidate’s promised focus on alternative career preparation for high school students who do not want to or cannot go to college. “As […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 18, 2018

Florida Polytechnic University students in Lakeland are learning how to be the bad guy hackers in order to gain a superior understanding of cybersecurity. Students are developing 10 different cybersecurity projects including hacking a user’s device and altering codes on Android devices for malicious purposes, the school announced Wednesday. “One of the most basic strategies […]

Scott PowersOctober 9, 2018

A new television commercial being launched Thursday by the Democrats’ Senate Majority Political Action Committee is attacking Republican Gov. Rick Scott over the education cuts he oversaw early in his administration, bringing the cuts back for consideration in Florida’s U.S. Senate race. The new commercial, “Cuts,” focuses on the $1.3 billion that Florida cut from […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 4, 2018

Ron DeSantis painted a grim picture of Florida’s future if voters don’t put him in the Governor’s mansion this November. The former North Florida congressman made his pitch to a group of about 150 supporters Thursday at the Italian Club in Ybor City. The rally featured live music from a Wayne Newton look-alike. DeSantis’s first-grade teacher […]

Tag: education

Take Stock in Children launches program to boost college completion rates

Dana Young finally concedes SD 18 race to Janet Cruz

USF joins national coalition to boost student graduation

Hillsborough transportation, education sales tax initiatives pass

Don’t fall for it: Casinos are not good for children, education

Powerball jackpot up to $750M, Florida Lottery says

New Andrew Gillum ad highlights need for vo-tech education

To be the good guys, Florida Polytechnic students first learn how to be the bad guys

New Democratic ad hits Rick Scott on education cuts

In Tampa, Ron DeSantis blasts Andrew Gillum for ‘liberal agenda’