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Published 13 hours agoAI Is Killing an Important Necessity: Writing as a Struggle
Writing professors face a new challenge as generative AI makes academic work frictionless. Students often use these tools to shortcut the essential intellectual struggle required for deep learning. This reliance leads to laziness and cognitive offloading. Educators should act as…
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Published September 27The Ideological Sack of Florida’s New College
DeSantis is aggressively dismantling traditional university governance across Florida by installing political loyalists, suppressing speech, and imposing rigid ideological curricula. Students and filmmakers are fighting back through protests, legal challenges and documentaries,…
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Published September 16Jackson Magee of FPC is Flagler Schools’ Lone National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist
Flagler Palm Coast High School announced scholar Jackson Magee as a Semifinalist in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program.
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Published September 13Florida’s Public School Enrollment Falls as Taxpayer-Funded Vouchers for Private Schooling Soar
The significant drop in enrollment is caused, in part, by the 2023 expansion of Florida’s Family Empowerment Scholarships, or voucher program, for home and private school students and students with disabilities, now available regardless of income. In major metropolitan school…
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Published September 06Florida Is Forcing Textbook Publishers to Remove Climate Change Content
Florida education officials asked science textbook publishers to remove words like "climate change" and references to coal plants as "polluting," either watered down or eliminating content about the climate crisis, an investigation found. These revelations come as the state is…
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Published September 03Undocumented Students Now Banned from All Florida Colleges and Universities
Students must be lawfully in the United States to attend Florida’s universities, the board that oversees the university system voted Thursday. The measure received no debate or discussion, except from members of the public during public comment. The Board of Governors approved…
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Published August 26Like 4 Other Florida Universities, UNF Gets to Pick from a List of One for President
One finalist, University of North Georgia President Michael Shannon, has emerged for the University of North Florida presidency, following a trend of state institutions relying on an “exceptional circumstances” carveout to state policy that otherwise requires three or more…
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Published August 26Flagler County School Board Expands Participation Rights For Student Representatives After February Dispute
The Flagler County School Board revised its policy to ensure that student representatives have greater participation during public meetings. Two board members previously attempted to restrict student voices to limited comments. The new guidelines reassert students' authority to…
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Published August 25DSC’s Culinary Student Cezar Nita Is 2026 Phi Theta Kappa Global Leaders of Promise Scholar
Daytona State College culinary student Cezar Nita has been selected as one of 220 Phi Theta Kappa members nationwide to receive a 2026 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship. For the recognition, he will also receive a $1,000 award.
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Published August 25Florida Wants To Abolish 4 Vaccine Requirements for Schoolchildren
The state of Florida wants to remove four immunizations from entry requirements for PreK-12 public and private schools. The Florida Department of Health is proposing a rule to remove Hepatitis B, varicella (chicken pox), Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) and pneumococcal…