Panel: Colleges could get cash for meeting goals
A commission charged with improving higher education in Pennsylvania has recommended that colleges and universities be able to earn additional state funding by meeting certain performance targets. The...
View Article“Stand Your Ground” panel whitewashes murderous law
Related topics stand your ground lawDennis BaxleyJennifer CarrollTrayvon Martin Advertisement Yes, you can get away with murder in Florida. Just use the Stand Your Ground Law like so many have done...
View ArticleIndependent Task Force Of Former Military Officers And Defense Experts Calls...
Says Changes to Improve U.S. Security are Possible Even Within Budget Constraints WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The changing global security landscape and worsening fiscal...
View ArticleFla. immigrant tuition ruling won't be appealed
Florida education officials say they will not appeal a federal court ruling that bars state colleges and universities from charging higher out-of-state tuition rates to Florida residents who are US...
View ArticleCSU board postpones fee hikes at governor's urging
CSU board postpones fee hikes at governor's urging 10 minutes ago 'AnswerMan' to field Calif. drivers' questions 14 minutes ago The State Worker: California ranks 41st in processing initial...
View ArticleState Advisory Group endorses DJJ’s Roadmap to System Excellence (State of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 6, 2012 CONTACT DJJ Communications (850) 921-5905 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Nov. 6, 2012) - The State Advisory Group (SAG), a panel appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to administer...
View ArticleIdaho panel: Expand Medicaid to cover more poor
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter and the Legislature should broaden Idaho's Medicaid program to cover more than 100,000 additional low-income residents, but insist on tying the expansion to...
View ArticleStudents, faculty blast California State University fee proposal - Wire...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- It's a natural question: Why just a week after voters approved Proposition 30 to alleviate cuts to California schools and tuition increases at its colleges - are California State...
View ArticleFlorida's Stand Your Ground panel: Keep self-defense law intact
A panel tasked with looking into the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law finalized its recommendations on Tuesday, essentially affirming the law and saying that citizens have a right to defend themselves...
View ArticleVa. higher ed council seeks additional $109M
RICHMOND, Va. - The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia on Monday approved budget recommendations that ask for an additional $109 million, in part to help pay for a 2 percent salary...
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Google Says Changes to Improve U.S. Security are Possible Even Within Budget Constraints...
View ArticleScott proposes more choice, lower costs in Florida education
Gov. Rick Scott told members of the state Board of Education on Monday that his priorities for education in the coming year include an increase in K-12 choices and a drop in college costs for Florida...
View Article'Stand Your Ground' panel suggests few changes to Florida's self-defense law
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View ArticlePeople on the move
Health care Andrea J. Bradley was named president and chief executive officer for Palm Healthcare Foundation in West Palm Beach. Bradley comes from Holy Cross Hospital Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, where...
View ArticleProposal would make some majors more expensive
If you want to graduate college with less owned in loans, you might soon have to choose engineering over performing arts. A new state proposal says student tuition rates should be based off their...
View ArticleCSU's proposed fees target 'super seniors,' course repeaters
Trustees with California State University will consider this week a tiered fee structure that would require students to pay extra if they repeat courses, enroll in more than 18 units per semester or...
View ArticleFla. Gov. to explain tuition stance to state board
SARASOTA, Fla. - Florida Gov. Rick Scott plans to discuss his stance against tuition hikes with the state board that oversees the state's universities. Scott is scheduled to meet Wednesday with the...
View ArticleCal State and UC back off tuition hikes after Prop. 30 win
California's two public university systems retreated from various tuition hikes as Gov. Jerry Brown suggested the moves would be ill-timed coming just a week after voters approved a tax increase for...
View ArticleCSU board postpones fee hikes at governor's urging - AP State News - The...
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The California State University board of trustees on Tuesday heeded pleas from Gov. Jerry Brown and students to postpone indefinitely a set of proposed tuition hikes at the...
View ArticleFlorida immigrant tuition ruling won't be appealed
Associated Press Associated Press In Print: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story Tools Print this story Contact the editor Email Newsletters Florida education officials say...
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