Educator News

Top 5 College Degrees Employers Want Most

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:13:08 GMT

Planning to go to college? New research shows that having the right degree could help you on your professional path. We’ve got the top five college degrees the employers want the most.

2012 Legislative Session Impacts Education

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:47:55 GMT

Higher education was a major topic for Florida’s 2012 Legislative Session, which concluded on Friday, March 9. With the passing of SB 1752/HB 7129, Florida’s top universities, namely the University of Florida and Florida State...

Parents Flex Muscles - And Twitter Fingers - In Tallahassee, And They Win

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:02:27 GMT

TALLAHASSEE — It was one of the hardest-fought battles of the legislative session.

New Business Dean to be Named At USF Tampa

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:30:52 GMT

The University of South Florida has picked an associate dean at the University of Arkansas Sam M. Walton College of Business as its new dean of the USF College of Business in Tampa. Moez Limayem, 48, will be introduced publicly this morning at...

2012 Session Summary: Education

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:19:32 GMT

Gov. Rick Scott set the tone early for the state's budget talks when he said he would not sign any budget that didn’t boost PreK-12 school funding by $1 billion.

"Parent Trigger" Bill Could Still be Defeated

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:29:10 GMT

Democrats are looking to the Senate and a rogue set of lawmakers to help them defeat an education bill they think is a giveaway to the charter school industry at the expense of public schools.

Kids Given Placebos In Attempt to Raise Test Scores

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:47:05 GMT

At least one South Florida campus is hoping that feeding students a "special brain snack" will trick them into thinking it will boost their FCAT performance.