Danielle Prieur

1 week ago | daytonatimes.com | Danielle Prieur

Students at Bethune-Cookman University, a private HBCU, would be impacted. The Florida House’s proposed budget would take away funding for almost 22,000 Florida students who attend private, non-profit colleges and universities in the state. The Effective Access to Student Education Grant or EASE provides scholarships to Florida residents at some private, not-for-profit institutions to help ease the burden of the cost of a higher education.

1 week ago | cfpublic.org | Danielle Prieur

Orange County has suspended some of its grants for arts and cultural organizations. These grants were to support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the arts. Organizations impacted include Opera Orlando, the Orlando Ballet, and the Orlando Science Center to name a few. The canceled grants total $200,000 dollars and were earmarked for arts and cultural organizations that provided programming and outreach for patrons with disabilities.

2 weeks ago | cfpublic.org | Danielle Prieur

Parents and education advocates will gather for a rally on Tuesday outside Osceola County Schools ahead of proposed changes to the district’s special education program. The district has proposed consolidating its special education program into hubs on a handful of campuses, forcing some kids into general education classrooms, and others to transfer schools. Melanie Thomas has a kid with special needs in the district.

2 weeks ago | wusf.org | Danielle Prieur

The Florida House’s proposed budget would take away funding for almost 22,000 Florida students who attend private, non-profit colleges and universities in the state. The Effective Access to Student Education Grant or EASE provides scholarships to Florida residents at some private, not-for-profit institutions to help ease the burden of the cost of a higher education. The proposed cut would impact students at 15 of the 30 schools that fall under this designation.

3 weeks ago | wusf.org | Danielle Prieur

A bill that would make it easier to remove books in public schools after they’ve been challenged on the grounds of obscenity passed its first test in the Florida House. Under the legislation, which was advanced by the Education Administration Subcommittee, district committees reviewing a book that’s been challenged wouldn’t be able to consider literary or artistic merit when deciding to remove it.