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Jones High School students learn about Florida Bright Futures scholarship program
WFTV via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOn Tuesday, it was not an ordinary school assembly for Jones High School students. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9...
Florida adds ‘classical’ test for students seeking Bright Futures
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFlorida high school students will have another college admissions test they can take to qualify for the state’s Bright Futures scholarship program, with the new Classic Learning Test now an ...
Unequal Futures: In Florida, poorer communities fund scholarships for wealthier kids
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“The kids hit the jackpot this year.” That’s how then-Gov. Lawton Chiles described Bright Futures, the Florida Lottery-funded scholarship program, when it became law 25 years ago. But that jackpot ...
Florida lawmakers push alternatives to SAT tests, AP courses with millions in budget
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn February, when Gov. Ron DeSantis went after the College Board’s new Advanced Placement course on...
Brevard students vie for scholarships. But it's not an easy feat, even for top performers
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIt was 2020, during the early days of the pandemic. With hopes of earning a degree in public health,...
DeSantis says maybe Florida can do without College Board, AP classes and SAT test
Miami Herald via AOL· 1 year ago“This College Board, like, nobody elected them to anything. They are just kind of there, and they...
Florida students could soon use DeSantis-backed test to get into college
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFlorida students seeking admission to the state’s universities must submit an ACT or SAT score with their applications, but they soon could have another test option — though one few of them ...
4 things to know about Ron DeSantis’ idea to slash AP courses in Florida
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOnce upon a time, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was an Advanced Placement fan. In his 2021 address to lawmakers, he touted Florida’s status as second in the nation in the percentage of high school ...
DeSantis had beef with the College Board. Now Florida wants its own tests.
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThese moves indicate the state is attempting to distance itself from the College Board, which...
College Board won’t alter AP psychology, other courses to appease Florida
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 12 months agoFlorida last month implored the College Board to consider modifying Advanced Placement courses with lessons that might run afoul of new state rules banning classroom instruction on sexual orientation ...