The board overseeing Florida's 11 public universities approved an agreement Thursday designed to protect the financial stability of the schools as well as the state's prepaid tuition program in the face of significant tuition increases expected in the next few years. ...more

February 27, 2009

Florida's 11 public universities would have the power to raise tuition rates, now among the nation's lowest, as much as 15 percent a year until they reach the national average under a bill that cleared its first legislative hurdle Wednesday. ...more

February 19, 2009

Obscene Raises On consecutive days, Nov. 20-21, The Tampa Tribune provided information on the challenges of financing higher education in Florida from which I surmised that the quality of learning isn't likely to be resolved any time soon. Not surprisingly, it's all about money. ...more

November 28, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist was just a few months into his new administration when the subject of Florida's universities elicited two strong responses from him: Crist thought it was ludicrous that Florida students were having a hard time getting into public universities, and he was soundly against raising tuition. ...more

November 24, 2008

A story in today's Highlands Today shows an example of local parents doing an extremely smart thing: investing early in their children's college education. We hope all Floridians find someway to save for such expenses. Andrew and Susan Bible made college funding for their four children a priority. They couldn't sink a lot of cash up front into a plan that locks in tuition rates at Florida public universities for their children, ages 3 through 9, but they could do it in installments. For $200 per month, they are putting money away to help ensure a bright future for their children. And if their children go to colleges or universities outside the state, although the tuition won't be locked in, the money still is available. ...more

December 19, 2007

More than a year after helping prevent a potential school bus disaster, a Ruskin high school student's bravery was commended again. ...more

October 31, 2007

More than a year after helping prevent a potential school bus disaster, a Ruskin high school student's bravery was commended again. ...more

October 29, 2007

A plan that would tie the cost of attending college to the rate of inflation heads to the full House for a vote today, adding a new wrinkle to the debate over raising tuition. ...more

October 5, 2007