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Report Says Florida Can Boost Economy By Getting Adults Back In School
Genesis Center Gov. Rick Scott has talked a lot about the need to improve education and increase the number of college grads with STEM degrees. From a business perspective, he thinks that’s how Florida...
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College Board Releases a Guide to Help Undocumented Students Pay for College
Sarah Gonzalez / StateImpact FloridaCollege Board Vice President James Montoya (front center) announces the release of the 'Repository of Resources for Undocumented Students' at a College Board event...
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Explaining Which Students Will Pay More For Student Loans
a.mina / FlickrFederal student loan rates will double on July 1 unless Congress strikes a deal to extend the lower rates. Students enjoying a temporary reprieve in federal student loan rates know that...
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How Students Knew to Expect Tuition Hikes … and Protest
So far, all but three Florida colleges are raising tuition this fall. Students from around the state suspected this would happen. That’s why they “occupied the Capitol” during the Legislative Session...
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Proposal: Different Tuition Rates Based on the Degree Students Seek
Sarah Gonzalez / StateImpact FloridaStudents protesting tuition hikes in Tallahassee, Fla. during the 2012 legislative session. Gov. Rick Scott’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on State Higher Education Reform...
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An Easier Way to Compare College Financial Aid Awards
An example of the information on the Financial Aid Shopping Sheet. Shopping for college may have gotten easier. More than 500 colleges and universities in the country have agreed to standardize their...
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Half Of Florida’s Public Universities Make Kiplinger’s Best Value List
Tax Credits/flickrHalf of Florida's public institutions are back on Kiplinger's Best Value list. Kiplinger is starting 2013 with a list of “Best Values in Public Colleges.” The personal finance...
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What The NEA President Wants To Hear In Tonight’s State Of The Union Address
NEA Public Relations/flickrNEA President Dennis Van Roekel represents more than three million members. The president of the National Education Association (NEA) expects to hear a few things from...
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Session 2013 Town Hall: College Affordability And In-State Tuition
Jessica Meszaros/WLRNModerator Phil Latzman, Sen. Chris Smith, Sen. Jack Latvala, and The Miami Herald's Mary Ellen Klas made up the town hall panel. Education took up a big chunk of the Fort...
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House Speaker Wants To Change ‘Culture Of Mediocrity’ In Higher Education
Myfloridahouse.gov/Meredith GeddingsHouse Speaker Will Weatherford is holding out for an online university in Florida. House Speaker Will Weatherford banged the opening gavel in the Florida House this...
View ArticleReport: Florida Universities Improve Grad Rates While Keeping Costs Down
A new report finds Florida’s public university system is a good model in affordability for the rest of the country. Florida Rising: An Assessment of Public Universities in the Sunshine State analyzed...
View ArticleUpdate: Shaky Start To $10,000 College Degree Programs In Florida
Last November, Gov. Rick Scott challenged Florida’s colleges to offer $10,000 degrees for programs that place students in high-demand fields. Most of the schools in the Florida College System pledged...
View ArticleWhat The President Said About Education In The State Of The Union
President Barack Obama again asked Congress to expand access to early childhood education programs and defended a major federal grant program, but didn’t propose any new initiatives. Education Week has...
View ArticleMarco Rubio Wants To Change College
When Sen. Marco Rubio was growing up, his parents gave him an edict: “From a very early age they used to tell us, ‘tu tienes que estudiar,’ which means, ‘you have to study.’ So growing up I don’t ever...
View ArticleNew College Scholarship Fund Raises $25 Million For Undocumented Immigrants
Former Washington Post owner Donald Graham and Miami education activist Gaby Pacheco sat down with NPR to talk about a new scholarship program for undocumented immigrants. Allowing undocumented...
View ArticleConversation About The Cost Of College Starts In Florida
NPR has started a series of conversations about paying for the rising cost of college. For their first interview, NPR spoke with David Sherker, a student at Coral Reef High School in Miami, and his...
View ArticleHalf As Many Students Will Meet Tougher Bright Futures Scholarship Requirements
About half as many students will qualify for Bright Futures scholarships when the school year begins this fall as did during the current year, according to new estimates from the Florida College Access...
View ArticleWorking This Summer For College? It’s Probably Not Going To Cover What It...
A summer job for a college student isn’t what it used to be. Anya Kamenetz from NPR’s education team explored the economics of rising college costs over the years—and the comparatively creeping change...
View ArticleHow Broward College Is Cutting Student Debt
To get a student loan at Broward College, you’ve got to sit through a two-hour financial lesson with Kent Dunston first. At times, it’s a little like “Scared Straight!” – that 1978 documentary about...
View ArticleFlorida FAFSA Completion, By The Numbers
Yesterday we told you about a program in Miami-Dade County schools to help more students complete the federal financial aid application, known as the FAFSA. Here’s some graphs to Here’s how Florida...
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