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Harris blasts Florida education standards

August 4, 2023

Vice President Kamala Harris NSF Staff Report New state academic standards guiding schools’ instruction about African American history have ignited heated debate nationally, bringing Vice President Kamala Harris to Florida to condemn the guidelines and prompting a defense from Gov. Ron DeSantis. Backlash over the standards, approved last Wednesday by

Virtual school course completion sags

July 19, 2023

Louis Algaze By Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida Florida Virtual School has put a pause on hiring and is taking other cautious financial measures amid a drop in full-time students completing courses over the past year. The completion of courses is a key metric for the school, which only gets

Artificial intelligence become urgent topic for state universities

July 19, 2023

University of Florida has taken the lead in the state universities’ study of AI, pumping significant resources into its AI initiatives.Photo by Emilija Manevska By Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly high-profile topic in higher education, Florida universities are holding discussions about how to harness

Justices allow lawsuit over football player’s death

July 16, 2023

Nick Blakely By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida The Florida Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal by Stetson University in a case stemming from the death of a 19-year-old football player who collapsed on the sideline during a 2017 practice. The decision effectively let stand a ruling by

State LWV asks court to stop revamped elections law

July 16, 2023

A voter casts his ballot in 2020 in Leon County.NSF file photo By Dara KamNews Service of Florida As he entered the 2024 race for the White House, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a major elections bill that places additional restrictions on voter-registration groups and helps clear the way for him

External cameras going on school buses

July 16, 2023

Two companies lobbied during session for installing cameras on school busses.File photo by St. Clair Murraine By Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that will allow school districts to use cameras designed to capture images of drivers who illegally pass school buses. The law (SB

Marijuana proposal tops signature requirement

July 16, 2023

Millions of dollars have been spent in an effort to get a marijuana initiative on the ballot next year.Photo special to the Outlook NSF Staff Report Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana have surpassed a required number of petition signatures to place the

Plan seeks to bolster tourism marketing

July 16, 2023

Brett Laiken By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida Visit Florida staff members have crafted a tourism-marketing plan intended to combat increased competition from states that in the past few years imposed tougher COVID-19 restrictions. With restrictions now lifted nationally and eased internationally, and tourism dollars up in Florida’s proposed budget

Judge wants specifics in FAMU discrimination case

July 16, 2023

Judge Robert Hinkle By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida A federal judge indicated he will allow a potential class-action lawsuit alleging state discrimination against Florida A&M University to move forward — but said the plaintiffs need to revise the case and provide more specific examples. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle

DeSantis puts hold on execution

June 6, 2023

A psychiatric evaluation will help to determine if Death Row inmate Duane Eugene Owen is insane.File photo By Dara KamNews Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis temporarily put a hold on the execution of Duane Eugene Owen and ordered a psychiatric evaluation of the Death Row inmate after his lawyers