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An appeals court Wednesday considered whether to allow a potential class-action lawsuit that contends the University of Florida should return fees to students because of a campus shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The university went to the 1st District Court of Appeal after an…
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When it comes to the law, the main ingredient for success isn’t studying harder. It’s all about studying smarter. Law is a field of study that’s so diverse. Students cannot accomplish the vast opportunity of knowledge acquisition without taking their studies seriously. As a law…
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Today, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) released school grades for the 2021-2022 academic year, which show that schools statewide exceeded expectations. The 2021-2022 school grades mark the first full school grade data release since 2019 due to the lack of assessments in the 2019-2020…
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CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – The Citrus County School District is excited to announce our Food and Nutrition Services department will provide free meals to every enrolled student during the 2022-23 school year. Citrus Schools is offering free meals by expanding its participation in the U.S.…
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Paid employment can be substituted for volunteer hours to qualify for Bright Futures scholarships, under a bill signed Monday by Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis said the measure (HB 461) will help students who have to work and are unable to meet volunteer-hour requirements. “So, you…
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With June 23 marking 50 years since the federal law known as Title IX was enacted to bar sex-based discrimination in educational institutions, a new Florida law is set to change the way schools can train employees to comply with Title IX. School districts, colleges,…
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If you’ve ever studied at school or college, you know that writing an essay is a surprisingly challenging task. Many would say that it isn’t difficult at all, but the reality proves that good essays require significant preparation and investment of time and resources. You…
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Southeastern University (SEU) is set to host the 2022 Annual Florida Organization for Human Services (FLOHS) Conference on October 13-14, 2022, on its Lakeland campus. The theme for this year’s conference is “Surviving COVID: Coping, Counseling, and Connecting.” “In some way or…
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The State Board of Education this month will consider changes to a rule about textbook affordability for college students. During a June 22 meeting, the board is slated to discuss how to carry out parts of two new laws (SB 2524 and SB 7044) that…
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Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 1421, which takes several measures to improve school safety in Florida. The steps taken by HB 1421 build on legislation over the last three years to implement the additional recommendations of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety…
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