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BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – Pasco-Hernando State College is excited to once again be partnering with Innovation Collective on an event that will allow students the opportunity to do a “Shark Tank” style pitch to venture capitalists and top entrepreneurs in the United States right here in…
Read More Pasco-Hernando State College Collaborates With City Of Brooksville To Help Students Begin Careers
Thomas Catenacci Remote school learning will cost the U.S. economy more than $1 trillion and will hamper gross domestic product growth by the year 2050, according to an economic forecast. Citing studies that remote learning reduces learning outcomes and leads to lower future earnings in the workforce, Wharton School…
Read More Virtual School Will Cause Long-Term Economic Damage Worth Trillions, Study Says
Thomas Catenacci A federal judge ruled Wednesday that students of the opposite biological sex must be allowed to share shower spaces and dorms at a Christian college in Missouri. Judge Roseann Ketchmark of the District Court of Western Missouri ruled against the College of the…
Read More Federal Judge Sides With Biden, Rules Christian College Must Allow Biological Men To Share Showers With Women
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 7045 that will provide more education opportunities for children from low-income families and students with unique abilities. The bill expands eligibility for low-income students, and prioritizes military, foster, and adopted students. “This legislation creates historical levels of flexibility…
Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Legislation To Expand School Choice
PASCO COUNTY, FL. – Pasco County district’s requirement that students, staff, and visitors wear masks on school campuses and district offices will expire at the close of business on Friday, May 28. That’s the last day of school for teachers. After May 28, masks will…
Read More In Pasco County Schools Masks To Be Optional After May 28
The University of Miami (UM) has agreed to pay $22 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by ordering medically unnecessary laboratory tests, and submitting false claims through its laboratory and off campus hospital based facilities (“Hospital Facilities”). According to court…
Read More University Of Miami To Pay $22 Million To Settle Claims Involving Medically Unnecessary Lab Tests And Fraudulent Billing
Op-Ed By: Phil Kerpen Locking kids out of school for months (over a year and counting in some places) is likely to be by far the biggest policy blunder of the pandemic era. One study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that missing…
Read More Op-Ed: Corrupt Unions, Not COVID, Locked Kids Out of School
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – At today’s regularly scheduled meeting, the Pasco County School Board approved an updated agreement with the Pasco Sheriff’s Office regarding information sharing. Below is a joint statement from Pasco School Superintendent Kurt Browning and Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco announcing the updated…
Read More Pasco County Removes Access To Student Records By Resource Officers
FORT PIERCE, Fla. – Martin Zapien scans long rows of tree canopies each morning and thinks about how the future of food production will advance with new citrus cultivars. All of the more than 5,000 trees in the 20-acre UF/IFAS citrus research grove range from…
Read More University Of Florida Graduate Student Sees The Future Of Worldwide Crop Production In New Cultivars
Thomas Catenacci The largest U.S. teachers unions increased contributions to mainly Democratic politicians in 2020 amid a heated national debate over when to reopen schools during the pandemic. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) political action committee (PAC) donated $1.6 million to candidates while the…
Read More Teachers Unions’ Donations To Democrats Increased Amid Pandemic, School Closures