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Report: Florida’s College Students Face Deep Education Cuts

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From Public News Service August 31. 2016 A decline in education funding means college students in Florida are facing higher tuition costs. (jzlomek/morguefile) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Over the last eight years,…

Median Income Is Down, But Public College Tuition Is Way Up

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https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/publictuition?utm_source=pardot&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter To see comparisons, click the above link.

St. Petersburg College faculty petitions for union certification

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From Saint Peters Blog By Anne Lindberg The United Faculty of Florida delivered more than 180 signed cards from faculty members at the St. Petersburg College to the Florida Public Employees Relations…

Graduate Students Clear Hurdle in Effort to Form Union

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from The New York TImes By NOAM SCHEIBERAUG. 23, 2016 Punctuating a string of Obama-era moves to shore up labor rights and expand protections for workers, the National Labor Relations Boardruled…

More Faculty Diversity, Not on Tenure Track

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From Inside Higher Ed. August 22, 2016 By Colleen Flaherty Diversifying the professoriate has long been a priority on many campuses, and such goals have only grown more urgent in light…

Geo Group Stock Plummets as Government to End Use of Private Prisons

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By Eileen Sullivan – Associated Press Updated: 3:21 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016 | Posted: 2:05 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016 Shares in GEO Group Inc. in Boca Raton plummeted Thursday after…

UFF Members Represent at the 2016 NEA Representative Assembly

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By Jennifer Proffitt, UFF President The 154th National Education Association Representative Assembly (NEA RA) kicked off on Monday, July 4 and ended Thursday, July 7, 2016. The RA was also…

What If They Gave a Higher Ed Summit and the Faculty Weren’t Invited?

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By Jennifer Proffitt, UFF President On May 5, 2016, Governor Scott announced that he was convening an invitation-only summit regarding higher education in Florida titled, Degrees to Jobs Summit, held…

What If Everything You Thought You Knew About Teachers Unions Turned Out to be Wrong?

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JULY 19, 2016 by EDUSHYSTER An economist finds that teachers unions raise teacher quality and increase kids’ educational attainment… EduShyster: It’s a well-known true fact that teachers unions make it…

Colleges Set Up Pantries to Aid Hungry Students

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(Tellingly, the article fails to mention reduced state funding and inflated tuition and student fees as part of the problem) By Gregory Cox Palm Beach Post Staff Writer LAKE WORTH —…

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