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Crist says he'll OK tuition increase
- By Tallahassee Democrat
- Published 05/4/2008
- Daily EdNews , Higher Education
- Unrated
Community college administrators no longer have to hold out hope that Gov. Charlie Crist will approve a tuition increase.
FAMU DRS superintendent discusses what's needed to turn school around
- By Tallahassee Democrat
- Published 03/28/2008
- Daily EdNews , K-12
- Unrated
Faculty at Florida A&M University's K-12 school have worked with three different bosses in the last five years.
Dads give babies better chances to survive
- By Tallahassee Democrat
- Published 03/15/2008
- Daily EdNews
- Unrated
Research supports that a baby who has a proud dad has a better chance of living., including studies that show a father's name on a birth certificate decreases a baby's risk of dying.
Test time, stress time: The FCAT is here
- By Tallahassee Democrat
- Published 03/10/2008
- Daily EdNews , K-12 , No Child Left Behind
- Unrated
Ready or not, it's go time for nearly 2 million Florida students who are taking the FCAT, which begins Tuesday and goes through March 24.
Reading academy to open this summer
- By Tallahassee Democrat
- Published 03/3/2008
- Daily EdNews , K-12 , Reading/Reading Disabilities
- Unrated
The likelihood of creating a first-grade reading academy in Leon County was on shaky ground in light of budget cuts, but administrators received a final go-ahead last week.
Cuts hit Fla. School for Deaf and Blind
- By Tallahassee Democrat
- Published 03/1/2008
- Daily EdNews , K-12 , Special Education
- Unrated
Like many school districts in the state, the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind will need to make uncomfortable budget cuts.
Class-size limits could be eased
- By Tallahassee Democrat
- Published 02/25/2008
- Daily EdNews , Class Size , K-12
- Unrated
School districts would get some breathing room from constitutionally mandated class-size limits under a proposal that advanced Monday in the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission
When universities suffer, the middle class notices
- By Tallahassee Democrat
- Published 01/27/2008
- Daily EdNews , Higher Education
- Unrated
If the Board of Governors was just bluffing, if it only wanted to focus the minds of state legislators and parents of university students in this impending budget crisis, hiking tuition and capping enrollment would be a marvelously clever tactical ploy
Memphis holds lesson in school improvement
- By Tallahassee Democrat
- Published 01/27/2008
- Daily EdNews , K-12
- Unrated
At the turning point, all but four teachers were tossed from Airways Middle School in Memphis. Rotting carpet was ripped out of the front office, gang graffiti were removed from the hallways, and children who were truly left behind — 16-year-olds about to enter eighth grade —were transferred out.
Education official: Amendment 1 'wrong for Florida'
- By Tallahassee Democrat
- Published 01/24/2008
- Daily EdNews , K-12
- Unrated
Churning just beneath the roar of the Republican presidential campaigns, the battle over Amendment 1 grew louder today.
FSU professors believe budget cuts erode academic mission
- By Tallahassee Democrat
- Published 01/19/2008
- Daily EdNews , Higher Education
- Unrated
Professors and associate professors warned Friday that one motto behind their flagship university could change as a result of repeated budget cuts.
Jobs, programs get axed as FSU trims $30M
- By Tallahassee Democrat
- Published 01/19/2008
- Daily EdNews , Higher Education
- Unrated
The Florida State University board of trustees approved a whopping $30 million in budget cuts Friday in response to the state's dismal financial climate where public institutions are being asked to cut spending for the second time this fiscal year.
Crist proposes $33.5 billion for education
- By Tallahassee Democrat
- Published 01/18/2008
- Daily EdNews , Higher Education , K-12
- Unrated
Frankly admitting he wants to ease voter fears that his property-tax amendment will hurt school funding, Gov. Charlie Crist proposed a $1 billion increase in education spending Thursday — with no tuition increases for higher education and bonuses
Universities brace for bad news
- By Tallahassee Democrat
- Published 01/10/2008
- Daily EdNews , Higher Education
- Unrated
Faculty and administrators at Florida State University are concerned that anticipated budget cuts will negatively impact the quality of education at their institution, and they're not alone
FAMU taps Holmes to head DRS
- By Tallahassee Democrat
- Published 12/31/2007
- Daily EdNews , K-12
- Unrated
Florida A&M University's board of trustees approved a contract Monday for a new leader to take over the institution's troubled kindergarten through 12th grade research school.

