State Policy

The State University System of Florida’s Board of Governors moved forward with plans to start a new accreditor. But the board has questions about how it will work.

The State University System of Florida’s governing board will decide Friday whether to form a new accrediting agency with other state systems. The move would be controversial.

The federal government is funding educational seminars about the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. Applying institutions get a leg up if they have what are often criticized as conservative centers.

Backed by civil rights groups, Texas undocumented students and Austin Community College are pushing back on the speedy dismantling of in-state tuition benefits for noncitizens.

Officials say it’s an effort to reduce costs and boost student outcomes, though the Florida governor wants to take down the “accreditation cartel.”

The Justice Department sued Kentucky politicians over in-state tuition benefits for undocumented students, just as Texas students and advocates are pushing back against a lawsuit that killed a similar state policy.

A partnership between the state and Uwill saw 18,000 students engage with tele–mental health services over the past two years. But that’s only a fraction of the college population who could be using it.