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DeSantis suggests he will seek alternatives to the College Board

| 2/16/2023

DeSantis suggests he will seek alternatives to the College Board

As a feud over an African American studies course continues between Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and the College Board, the governor said that Florida will "look to re-evaluate" its relationship with the organization. Tension between Florida education officials and the College Board became public last month after the state objected to several topics that were proposed for inclusion in an Advanced Placement African American studies course that was being developed. [Source: News Service of Florida]

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Legislature modifies how college athletes profit off their name, image and likeness

The Florida Senate quickly approved legislation Friday to remove many state regulations on how college-level athletes can make money off of their image, name and likeness in order to align with guidelines issued by the National Collegiate Athletics Association on the matter. The Florida Senate unanimously approved the legislation, HB-7B, as part of a special session this week. The House also unanimously approved the measure on Thursday. The bill is now headed to the governor’s desk for consideration. [Source: Florida Phoenix]

Five years after Parkland shooting, a school psychologist offers insights on helping students and teachers deal with grief

Whenever a school shooting takes place, school officials often arrange for grief counseling services to be made available for whoever needs them. But what exactly do those services entail? One thing all school-based mental health providers learn in crisis intervention is that all students have a story to tell, even if they have problems articulating their thoughts. The job of the mental health provider is to listen. However, listening is often not enough. [Source: The Conversation]

Partisan school board races backed

A Florida House panel on Tuesday took a first step toward shifting to partisan school-board elections and backed a proposal that would limit school-board members to eight years in office instead of the current 12. The state Constitution currently requires school-board races to be nonpartisan. But Rep. Spencer Roach, a North Fort Myers Republican who is sponsoring the proposed change, said adding partisan labels is a move toward “transparency on the ballot.” [Source: News Service of Florida]

Florida struggles with middle schools. One district is working on a solution

Middle schools have been the bane of Florida’s education existence for years. Students seem to perform quite well on academic measures in elementary schools. Then for some reason they drop off precipitously by the time they reach eighth grade. State officials have touched on the issue from time to time. But little concrete action has been done to solve the conundrum of the middle grades. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]

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Students taking remote classes at the University of South Florida were overcharged by nearly $8.6 million over the last three years, a recent audit found. The amount was collected in the form of fees on “distance learning” courses that are added to regular tuition and are supposed to cover the extra cost of developing and delivering them. But the revenue from those fees exceeded the university’s costs by $8.56 million, according to an audit report that was brought before the USF board of trustees’ audit and compliance committee on Tuesday.

› FIU launches a beer with a purpose
What better way to battle the Miami heat than an FIU Sunblazer Golden Ale? Crafted by Miami’s Beat Culture brewery, the beer with a name that harks back to FIU’s first mascot – the Sunblazer. “This is a beer for anyone who believes in seizing opportunity and hustling hard to make it happen,” said Alan Espino, FIU alumnus and co-founder of Beat Culture. “FIU plays a huge role in Miami’s culture and economic development, and this ale is now part of that story.” A portion of the proceeds will benefit FIU.

› Jackson High School teacher named 2023 Duval County Teacher of the Year
A Jacksonville high school teacher is the 2023 Teacher of the Year for Duval County Public Schools. Julia Mayeshiba, a math and physics teacher at Andrew Jackson High School, was honored as the 2023 VyStar Duval County Teacher of the Year during the 32nd Annual EDDY Awards on Friday night. She was selected from among 180 Teacher of the Year nominees — each representing a DCPS school — by a committee of volunteers.

› UF named Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. Students
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs named the University of Florida a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. Students for the first time in 10 years. This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that received the highest number of applicants selected for the 2022-2023 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Eleven students from UF were selected for Fulbright awards for academic year 2022-2023.

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