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• Legislature 2012 | College Tuition

  Senate panel rejects in-state tuition for children of non-citizens

  A Senate panel voted down a bill to extend in-state college tuition to state residents who are U.S. citizens with undocumented parents.

• BROWARD SCHOOLS

  Deadline looms to apply for Broward magnet schools

  From building robots to learning Latin, students still have time to apply for Broward County Schools’ different magnet programs.

• HIGHER EDUCATION

  Gov. Rick Scott will reject tuition increase

  Gov. Rick Scott and his fellow Republican lawmakers are poised for a budget battle over raising college tuition by 8 percent. Scott opposes the move.

• Education

  Archimedean named state’s top middle school

  South Florida made a strong showing on the state’s first ranking of traditional public and charter schools.
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  BROWARD SCHOOLS

  Miramar mom charged with stealing $32,800 from PTSA

  The former treasurer of Silver Lakes Elementary School’s Parent Teacher Student Association is charged with fudging financial reports to conceal thousands of dollars in theft.

• Higher education

  Lawmakers face big hurdles in trying to revamp state university system

  As lawmakers seek to overhaul the state’s university system, deeply vested interests — at the colleges and in the Legislature — pose big hurdles to big changes.

• EDUCATION

  Parents scramble for magnet schools

  To land their children a spot in a Broward magnet school, some parents have lobbied for attendance-zone changes.

• Florida Prepaid deadline is Tuesday

  If you want to prepay for college, you have only until Tuesday to lock in this year’s prices.
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  Miami-Dade Schools

  Miami-Dade students in Liberty City get free laptops

  The nonprofit One Laptop Per Child made its first major distribution in the United States on Friday, handing out more than 500 laptops to all students at Holmes Elementary in Liberty City.
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  Coconut Grove

  Disabled sailors teach boating to UM physical therapy students

  A photo gallery

• Student sues Miami-Dade district over photo for article on STDs

  The student claims that he was not interviewed for the story about STDs, but the school paper published his photo to illustrate the issue — which ruined his reputation, according to the legal filing.

• COLLEGES

  University students protest higher tuition

  Some students protested tuition increases. Some lamented cuts to the Bright Futures scholarship program. And some said they were only after the extra credit.

• Miami-Dade Schools

  More magnets to open in Miami-Dade schools next year

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools will launch more than a dozen new magnet programs next year, including a Latin-themed arts conservatory in Hialeah and a high school where students can earn their diploma and college degree.

• HIGHER EDUCATION

  NSU receives donation to expand dental program

  Nova Southeastern University’s dental college — where students provide lower-cost dental services to the public — has been given a boost by Patriot National Insurance Group, which has pledged up to $450,000 to further expand Nova’s dental care for underserved segments of the community.

• Coral Gables

  Coral Gables, charter school compromise on expansion

  After two years, Coral Gables and Somerset Grace Academy reach a settlement that will allow the charter school to expand to 260 students from 110.
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  EDUCATION

  Dade, Broward top nation for black, Hispanic student scores on AP exams

  Black and Hispanic students in Miami-Dade and Broward counties continue to pass the college-level Advanced Placement exams in record numbers.
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  Education

  Holocaust survivors visit Gulliver School to share stories

  Inge Auerbacher and Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride, one Jewish, one Catholic, inspire Gulliver middle school students with their tales of survival.

• Miami-Dade Schools

  Dade school district, teachers union reach tentative health care deal

  The proposal covers a $65 million increase in healthcare costs this year. It is subject to ratification by Miami-Dade teachers.
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  HIGHER EDUCATION

  ‘Sugar Babies’ seek friendship … and help with tuition

  Three Florida schools, including Florida International University, have had so many students join a sugar-daddy dating website that they’ve been included in the site’s ‘Top 20’ universities of 2011.

• EDUCATION

  Broward schools weigh options to meet state class size

  Faced with a $66 million fine from the state for not meeting class size requirements, the Broward School District will implement several strategies to reduce the price of the fine and meet the state limits next school year.

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