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Weapons, explosives found in dorm on Florida college campus
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Authorities investigating an apparent suicide discovered weapons and explosive devices in a dorm on the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando early Monday, and hundreds of students were evacuated, though the school said there...Tags: John Hitt, FBI, Firearms, Crime, Law and Justice, Teaching and Learning
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Gov. Rick Scott asks university presidents to lobby for caps on tuition increases
Miami HeraldGov. Rick Scott has all but guaranteed a veto of the three-percent tuition increase in the state budget and he recently reached out to an unlikely group to aid his cause. All 12 state university presidents were asked to sign a letter initiated by the...Tags: Rick Scott, Conservation, Education, Crime, Law and Justice, The Miami Herald
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Mayo: FAU president deals with rocky road
Sun Sentinel ColumnistI wrote today's column about FAU president Mary Jane Saunders and the school's recent woes. Saunders said she feels "totally secure" in her job and has the full "trust and confidence" of her board of trustees. When I was in sports, coaches who talked... -
How low can FAU go? A satirical look ahead
The stomp on Jesus controversy. The Owlcatraz stadium/GEO Group sponsorship controversy. The Sandy Hook massacre-doubting-professor controversy. Think things can't get any worse at Florida Atlantic University? Here's how: An exclusive sneak peek at...
Tags: Todd Akin, Rick Scott, Florida Atlantic University, Carrot Top, Teaching and Learning
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Scott asks for probe of FAU Jesus incident
Gov. Rick Scott is asking the State University System to investigate an "offensive" class assignment at Florida Atlantic University, where students were asked to stomp on a sheet of paper with Jesus written on it. Scott called the assignment, given by...
Tags: Belief and Faith, Rick Scott, Florida Atlantic University, Education, Teaching and Learning
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Readers rave, rant and make $1,000 bet
Today's mailbag contains rants, raves and one of the wackiest e-mails I've received in a long time — one featuring a $1,000 bet. Dear Scott: When I read the article on the airport expansion plans ['OIA may expand, despite closed, little-used...
Tags: Government, Rick Scott, Toni Jennings, Politics, Regional Authority
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State report blasts FAMU's effort to fight hazing before Champion's death
FAMU lacked the internal controls needed to identify and fight hazing before the beating death of drum major Robert Champion in Orlando a year ago, according to a long-awaited investigative report released Friday afternoon. The sharply critical report...
Tags: Entertainment, James H. Ammons, Teaching and Learning, Government, Students
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FAMU plan for boosting graduation rates, reducing student debt gets nod from state committee
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelFAMU's new plan for boosting graduation rates and reducing students' high debt loads got a nod this afternoon from a key, state-level committee. The Board of Governors, which oversees Florida's public universities, blasted FAMU during a meeting in June... -
Will Indiana superintendent’s election defeat mean FL leaders lure Tony Bennett here? Lots of speculation, but one official wants to keep on the temporary choice, Pam Stewart
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe defeat of Tony Bennett, Indiana's state school superintendent, in an upset Tuesday night has prompted lots of speculation that Bennett might apply for Florida's top school job (see this roundup at the redefinED blog). Bennett pushed much of the same... -
Frank Brogran also weighs in on Online-U debate
Orlando Sentinel ColumnistA postscript on today's column about a proposal to create Florida's 13th university and one that exists exclusively online: If I'm reading the tea leaves on this idea right, then Online-U starts to lose traction pretty quickly. Here's why: As I pointed...Tags: Science and Technology, Government, Students, Rick Scott, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Robinson endorses effort to give A-to-F grades to teacher ed programs
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelEducation Commissioner Gerard Robinson this morning gave thumbs up to the effort to grade the nation's teacher ed programs A to F. Four other state education chiefs also announced support for the controversial effort — meant to improve the... -
FAMU faced few questions from university system over audit problems
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelFlorida A&M University faced few questions from university system leaders today during a presentation on the more than a dozen faulty audits that FAMU had submitted to the state last year — “executive summaries” for internal financial...
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