Category: Education

New College of Florida President Richard Corcoran is set to earn up to $1.3 million per year in salary and benefits under a five-year contract approved Friday. The deal also steers hundreds of thousands of dollars in deferred compensation and retention payments to Corcoran, who…

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Florida education officials on Wednesday approved a rule that details how a new statewide commission can function as an “alternate venue” for approving charter schools. The Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022 signed off on the creation of a seven-member Charter School Review Commission…

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Schools are preparing to carry out a “Florida model” of assessing threats to school safety, as new requirements are slated to come online in January. Members of the House Education Quality Subcommittee on Tuesday heard a presentation about requirements approved during the legislative session that…

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Friday the appointment of Cory Fosdyck, Kristen “Rhea” Goff, and Megan Harrison and the reappointment of Donald Litke and Thomas “Rudy” Wright to the Northwest Florida State College District Board of Trustees. Cory Fosdyck Fosdyck is a Senior Vice President…

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Some top state higher-education officials on Wednesday responded to analyses by two unidentified University of Florida professors of a New College of Florida business plan. The business plan came amid a series of changes at New College, after Gov. Ron DeSantis early this year appointed…

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BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – Less than 24 hours after selecting former state education official Henry Mack as its interim president, Broward College announced Wednesday that a longtime former administrator at the school — not Mack — will take the helm. After interviewing candidates, the Broward…

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The New College of Florida Board of Trustees, dominated by appointees of Gov. Ron DeSantis, on Tuesday, selected Interim President Richard Corcoran to become the small liberal arts school’s leader on a permanent basis. The trustees’ selection of Corcoran set in motion negotiations of an…

Read More Richard Corcoran Selected As New College Of Florida President

New College of Florida’s newly created sports teams will compete in the Sun Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics starting next year, the conference announced Monday. New College’s membership in the conference will take effect in July. “This decision was unanimous by the…

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A business plan outlining sweeping changes at New College of Florida is “not financially viable” in its current state, a University of Florida business school faculty member said in an analysis that critiqued New College’s “strategic vision.” The review of the business plan came as…

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Friday that Florida has been ranked number one for education freedom by the ALEC Index of State Education Freedom: A 50-State Guide to Parental Empowerment. The index evaluates each state on school choice and family empowerment policies, allowing students to…

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