New College of Florida President Richard Corcoran will receive $200,000 in incentive pay after the school’s Board of Trustees on Thursday signed off on a performance evaluation and releasing the money. Corcoran has led New College since February 2023, initially on an interim basis amid…
Read More New College Of Florida President Corcoran To Get $200K In Incentive Pay
Florida State University is in line to receive up to $98.5 million to construct aerospace and advanced manufacturing facilities in Panama City, under a contract approved Wednesday by the Triumph Gulf Coast Board of Directors. In November, the board voted to negotiate terms and a…
Read More BP Money Goes To New Florida State University Facilities In Panhandle
Two major Florida Supreme Court decisions didn’t come down this week as many expected, but the court on Thursday evening issued an announcement that the opinions are likely to be published next week — on the deadline that they’re due. Justices appear poised Monday afternoon…
Read More Two Major Florida Supreme Court Decisions Expected Monday
Last week brought another settlement between DeSantis’ administration and a courtroom foe, leading to the governor declaring victory. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District reached a legal settlement Wednesday that ended an Orange County circuit-court lawsuit. The lawsuit came…
Read More Walt Disney Parks And Florida Gov. DeSantis ‘Settle Down’
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature on perhaps the highest-profile bill of the 2024 legislative session means many teens in Florida could be prohibited from opening social media accounts starting next year — but legal challenges are sure to follow. Lawmakers this month overwhelmingly passed the bill…
Read More Florida Teen Social Media Bill Signed, But Legal Challenges Are Sure To Follow
New College of Florida is in line to receive $1.1 million in what is known as performance-based funding after state university system officials on Wednesday signed off on a “student success plan monitoring report” presented by the school’s president, Richard Corcoran. The small liberal arts…
Read More Board Approves $1.1 Million For New College Of Florida
About $1.1 million is on the line for New College of Florida as President Richard Corcoran is slated next week to present a “student success plan monitoring report” to state university system officials — after the school lost out on about $2 million in potential…
Read More $1.1 Million Rides On New College Of Florida Report
In a rare instance of a federal appeals court in Florida siding against DeSantis, a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected restrictions that Republican lawmakers placed on addressing race-related issues in workplace training. The restrictions were part of a controversial…
Read More Federal Appeals Court Rejects Restrictions On Florida Gov. DeSantis ‘Stop WOKE Act’
The Florida Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a measure designed to keep “identity politics” out of teacher preparation programs that lead to educators getting their professional certificates, readying the bill to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 28-12 along party…
Read More Controversial Teacher Prep Bill Heads To Florida Gov. DeSantis
The state Department of Education could soon be responsible for preparing academic standards about the history of communism to be taught in grades as low as kindergarten, under a bill that received final approval Wednesday in the Florida House. The House voted 106-7 to pass…
Read More Florida Lawmakers Back History Of Communism In Schools