Times of Florida
Education
Put the brakes on state university tuition hikes
For four years straight, each of Florida‘s public universities has raised its tuition as much as state law allows, with the blessing of their state overseers. Enough already.
Romney Campaign Names Julio Fuentes to Ed Advisors
Presumed GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s campaign has released a list of people who are advising the campaign on education issues, including a former U.S. Secretary of Education and a current state schools chief.
Rick Scott, Florida Governor, Cuts College Funding, Vetoes Unlimited Tuition Hike Bill
The Huffington Post | By Tyler Kingkade After approving a $300 million cut to Florida‘s public universities in earlier April, thus cutting public higher education state funding for the fifth year in a row, Governor Rick Scott vetoed legislation late last week that would allow the University of Florida and Florida State University to raise … Continue reading
In our schools: Keys to helping non-native speakers learn
Neftali Martinez, 10, walks into the classroom and gets right to work. He looks up the words “universe” and “biology” in the dictionary. He reads part of a story about outer space. He participates in a review session for the vocabulary test he will take in two days.
Florida GOP moving forward with several bills to increase state funding for charter schools
By Marcos Restrepo Florida Republicans are actively pursuing legislation to expand funding for charter schools, as part of a larger push to strengthen school choice in Florida and give more tax payer dollars to privately-run, non-traditional, K-12 public charter schools.
Furor erupts over bills to let parents decide poorly performing schools’ fate
By Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel Florida lawmakers want to give parents the power to dictate the future of poorly performing public schools, sparking criticism from parent advocates and others that the effort is part of a continuing campaign to privatize education.
HCreo and thousands of Americans participate in School Choice Week
Join HCreo and thousands of Americans from all backgrounds on January 22-28, 2012 for National School Choice Week. Go to http://www.schoolchoiceweek.com to find out how you can participate.
Opinion: For America’s children, education outlook grows only dimmer
By Juan Williams Thirty percent of America’s high school students drop out and never graduate. Fewer than half of the nation’s black and Hispanic students graduate on time from high school.
Infographic: Are We Wired For Mobile Learning? How Digital Natives Are A Bit Ahead
“Because of the proliferation of new technologies, the younger generation today is outgrowing traditional forms of education – remember pencils, chalkboards, textbooks and graphing calculators? Whether we are in the car, on the train, at work, or in a classroom, mobile technology in particular is giving us the ability to learn on-the-go.
Public Pre-Kindergarten Programs Slowed, Even Reversed, By Recession
KIMBERLY HEFLING WASHINGTON — The expansion in public prekindergarten programs has slowed and even been reversed in some states as school districts cope with shrinking budgets. As a result, many 3- and 4-year-olds aren’t going to preschool. Kids from low-income families who start kindergarten without first attending a quality education program enter school an estimated … Continue reading
FL Hispanic Chamber
- Int'l business in Palm Beach
- Ecuador Meeting Its Energy Demand
- Medicine Booming in Puerto Rico
- Florida International Trade Alert: Mexico Led Int'l Green Initiative
- How A Florida Bill Becomes Law
- Florida Hispanic Chamber urges support of Florida Senate Bill SB 122
- What Are The Real Economic Impacts of Florida Immigraton Reform
- Florida Legislature Tackles Property Insurance Bill
- Florida Legislature Considers Seaport Security Bill
- Florida Exports offer Hispanic Business Opportunities
Univision Miami
- Estefan le brinda apoyo a disidentes el 20 de mayo
- Grabación de Mario Silva indicaría golpe en Venezuela
- Marisela Demontecristo habla de lo que hará con premio
- El 23 En Tu Barrio celebró junto a Cuba Nostalgia
- Nombran a las mejores y peores escuelas de San Antonio
- Candidata a distrito escolar obtuvo sólo UN voto, ¡y ganó!
- 5 tornados más mortíferos en EE. UU. en los últimos 20 años
- Se acerca la pelea: Hialeah vs. Miami Lakes
- Acusada de abandonar hijos pide psicólogo
- Demontecristo gana con más de 10 millones de votos
Times Of Texas
- Red McCombs: Regents have offered high level of support
- Same jersey, same goal – UT Student Regent Ashley Purgason
- UT to deliver records for regent’s review
- New investigations of UT Law School Foundation begin
- Lack of oversight in UT Law Foundation – Change Ahead
- Texas Tribune Guest Column: The UT Story Not Being Told
- Thousands Sign Up for UT-Austin’s First EdX Courses
- UT: Only Regents Can Reform Higher Education
- UT Regents Seek to Protect the University System.
- The Next Generation: Compete in a Global Market?
- Powers outside deal with UT Law Foundation?
- UT “shooting war” is Inflammatory.
- Influence Peddling at UT Austin?
- UT Regents: External Review of UT and UT Law Foundation.
- Free Online Classes
- Regents bar UT president from deleting emails
- UT: Millions of dollars in forgivable loans given to attract faculty.
- Better Colleges Failing to Lure Talented Poor
- Chairman defends UT regents
- Rick Perry says regents must decide Powers fate
Transforming Education
- The Price of Prestige
- Taking Entrepreneurial Education Further
- In the News: Toppling Towers, the Demotion of Prestige, and a Sensitive Question
- More on the Quality-of-Learning Gap
- The Acton Education Innovation Challenge
- The National Review: Federal largesse can't prop up doomed business model forever
- The Changing Value of Tenure
- 5 Questions from the Dallas Morning News
- Feedback on the Business Education Summit
- Is the End of Publish-or-Perish Near?
