Jay Waagmeester
Education Reporter at Florida Phoenix
Education reporter @FLPhoenixNews • previously @IowaCapDispatch and @iowastatedaily • headshot by @jricephotog
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5 days ago |
miamitimesonline.com | Jay Waagmeester
Former Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez was the sole finalist named for the Florida International University presidency Thursday, a job she has held on an interim basis since February. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office had reached out to the university “and suggested that we consider Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez as the next leader for FIU,” FIU Board of Trustees Chair Roger Tovar said during a February special meeting in which Nuñez was introduced as interim president.
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5 days ago |
cltampa.com | Jay Waagmeester
Florida’s sheriffs asked for legislative clarification of a “clunky” 2024 school-safety law.
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6 days ago |
yahoo.com | Jay Waagmeester
A fence stands around Sneads High School in the Panhandle. (Photo by Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix)Florida’s sheriffs asked for legislative clarification of a “clunky” 2024 school-safety law. Lawmakers responded, sending classroom door-locking revisions through both chambers. Last summer, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judge espressed concern that law enforcement officers might unintentionally violate state laws designed to lock out threatening people.
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6 days ago |
floridaphoenix.com | Jay Waagmeester
Former Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez was the sole finalist named for the Florida International University presidency Thursday, a job she has held on an interim basis since February. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office had reached out to the university “and suggested that we consider Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez as the next leader for FIU,” FIU Board of Trustees Chair Roger Tovar said during a February special meeting in which Nuñez was introduced as interim president. Lt. Gov.
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6 days ago |
yahoo.com | Jay Waagmeester
Jeanette Nuñez, until recently lieutenant governor, is becoming interim, and likely permanent, president of Florida International University. (Photo via FIU)Former Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez was the sole finalist named for the Florida International University presidency Thursday, a job she has held on an interim basis since February. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office had reached out to the university “and suggested that we consider Lt. Gov.
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