Florida PhoenixJuly 27, 2021
13min2958
How did Florida end up with the little-used $15 billion?
Tag: U.S. Department of Education
Florida PhoenixJuly 27, 2021
Renzo DowneyJuly 13, 2021
5min11754
For the Governor, the remaining question is whether the feds will tax the bonuses.
Wire ServicesJune 16, 2021
2min3307
DOE received plans from 29 states. Florida wasn't one of them.
Renzo DowneyMarch 23, 2020
4min534
Schools are currently only closed through April 15.
Associated PressFebruary 3, 2020
8min214
There’s confusion over what demographic information university officials can share.
Guest AuthorMarch 25, 2019
4min741
"I want that opportunity for my boys. They deserve it."
Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 3, 2018
5min263
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are calling on Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to reconsider changes to the federal Title IX program that protects students from discrimination, including sexual misconduct, harassment and assault. A group of 77 House Democrats including Tampa’s Kathy Castor penned a letter to DeVos calling her latest proposal scaling back […]
Scott PowersSeptember 4, 2018
4min860
Florida and county school districts are receiving $95.8 million in federal reimbursements to cover costs of taking in thousands of students from Puerto Rico who fled the island for Florida after Hurricane Maria last year, the office of U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy announced Tuesday. The money is coming in through the U.S. Department of Education […]
William PatrickApril 9, 2017
14min362
Bad press, combined with federal rules and regulations disproportionately targeting the higher education alternatives, have taken their toll on nonprofit and for-profit universities in recent years — but that could soon change. For-profit and private nonprofit colleges and universities offer career-building options separate from traditional public universities. Small class sizes, hands-on training and flexible schedules […]
Les NeuhausFebruary 23, 2017
As Donald Trump revokes transgender student protection, Florida LGBTQ community wonders what’s next?
7min320
Late Wednesday night and into early Thursday morning, the most popular night spots in St. Petersburg were slow, but one topic was making the rounds: Donald Trump’s policy reversal decision on transgender students and what it means in a broader context. Michael Jones, a well-known entertainer and drag whose stage name is “Meagan Towers,” was in […]