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Listen • 0:57 blurred focus group of student sitting for listening teacher explaining or sharing experience and knowledge in convention hall room , education concept During the recently concluded 2021 legislative session, members of the Florida House and Senate decided to get rid of two tuition assistance programs. Combined, the moves save $42 million — but may come at a cost to thousands of students. While the planned elimination of the Access to Better Learning and Edu...

/ iStockphoto Cuts to a pair of Florida higher education programs would save approximately $42 million a year. Florida lawmakers decided this session to eliminate a pair of programs, including a $600 stipend to Bright Futures recipients. During the recently concluded 2021 legislative session, members of the Florida House and Senate decided to get rid of two tuition assistance programs. Combined, the moves save $42 million — but may come at a cost to thousands of students. While the planned ...

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TALLAHASSEE — Lawmakers during this year’s legislative session eliminated grants that help students at some private colleges pay tuition and got rid of an annual textbook stipend for Bright Futures scholarship recipients — but stopped short of upending the way the $650 million Bright Futures program is funded. Sen. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, in February filed a proposal (SB 86) aimed at cutting Bright Futures aid for students in degree fields deemed by higher-education governing boards as u...

College COVID-19 legal protections approved Ryan Dailey TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House on Wednesday passed a wide-ranging higher education bill that, in part, would protect colleges and universities from coronavirus-related lawsuits.  Sponsor Jackie Toledo, R-Tampa, said the bill (HB 1261), passed in a 92-22 vote, “prioritizes students and families.” Some House Democrats who opposed the bill, however, expressed concerns about offering the legal protections. Under the proposal, public a...

/ Sponsor Jackie Toledo, R-Tampa, said the bill “prioritizes students and families.” Some House Democrats who opposed the bill, however, expressed concerns about offering the legal protections. Under the proposal, public and private colleges and universities would be shielded from lawsuits stemming from campuses being shut down during the pandemic and students being forced to learn online. The Florida House on Wednesday passed a wide-ranging higher education bill that, in part, would protec...

Amanda Gonzalez Garcia The Florida House passed a budget for the upcoming year that cuts my Effective Access to Student Education (EASE) voucher, which helps me pay college tuition. This budget cut affects nearly 13,000 students like me, Florida residents who are working hard to earn their college degrees. Tell your lawmakers to stop balancing the budget on the backs of students by funding the EASE voucher. Funding the EASE voucher will help students to finish college and pursue their dreams. ...

Our legislators need not restrict where Florida students and their families can choose to attend a college or university.

Total federal loan amounts disbursed; and Total number of students who received federal loans. The bill also specifies that institutions must meet three or more of the following metrics to remain eligible to receive EASE grants: A post-graduate employment or continuing education rate of at least 77 percent as submitted in the report dated September 202055, and at least 78 percent and 79 percent as submitted in each subsequent annual report, respectively; A graduation rate of at least 48 percent...

The House is proposing a cut of $36.4 million for the Effective Access to Student Education Program, which helps students at private colleges.