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Thomas C. Tobin retweeted
13 Feb 2023
“This College Board, like, nobody elected them to anything,” DeSantis said. “They are just kind of there, and they provide a service and so you can either utilize those services or not.”
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Thomas C. Tobin retweeted
13 Feb 2023
Meanwhile at @NewCollegeofFL, trustees agreed to pay @richardcorcoran $699K to be interim president. His predecessor was paid $305K. via @divyadivyadivya
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Thomas C. Tobin retweeted
13 Feb 2023
UPDATED: “I think that would really put the students of Florida at a disadvantage,” @pascoschools senior Stella Tucker said. She suggested officials should talk to students. "They’re the ones who would really be affected by all this.”
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Thomas C. Tobin retweeted
12 Feb 2023
NEW: College Board blasts @educationFL, @GovRonDeSantis over continued criticism of AP African American studies course in Saturday night letter it said couldn't wait.
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Thomas C. Tobin retweeted
10 Feb 2023
Should Florida middle and high schoolers get more sleep before school? A proposal in the state House would require it.
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5 Nov 2022
Hillsborough teachers make their case for pay with dire tales from the front tampabay.com/news/2022/11/05…
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Sen. Ben Sasse chosen as 13th UF president in unanimous vote of trustees tampabay.com/news/education/…
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Asked if she believed that the moon landings, the Sept. 11 attacks and the pandemic were hoaxes, she said, “I have no idea.” tampabay.com/news/education/…
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18 Oct 2022
If Hillsborough charter schools continue to grow at the current rate, they could make up 30% or 40% of the district’s enrollment in the next decade. tampabay.com/news/education/…
Thomas C. Tobin retweeted
12 Oct 2022
“My intent in proposing the public records exemption was that they would always propose multiple candidates,” said @JeffreyBrandes, the law's co-sponsor.
UF’s presidential search was not done as Florida law intended, lawmaker says. via @divyadivyadivya tampabay.com/news/education/…
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11 Oct 2022
UF's would-be president weighed in on "the Tiger King lady," gym teachers, murder hornets and more. tampabay.com/news/education/…
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Interesting day in Gainesville with a comprehensive report from @divyadivyadivya tampabay.com/news/florida-po…
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9 Oct 2022
Details on the plan, the financing, the people involved and more. tampabay.com/news/clearwater…
6 Oct 2022
University of Florida’s finalist for president is Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse tampabay.com/news/education/…
Thomas C. Tobin retweeted
27 Sep 2022
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There are 442,259 living in zones under mandatory evacuation in Pinellas County
As of Tues afternoon, 706 people checked in 3 county shelters. Pinellas didn’t let media inside due to “privacy” but let me talk to folks in parking lot and animal section at Largo High
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12 Sep 2022
UF keeps No. 5 spot in new US News ranking, while USF and UCF climb tampabay.com/news/education/…
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Thomas C. Tobin retweeted
11 Sep 2022
We rarely get such a direct view into how Scientology inserts itself in land deals as these city emails show
Scientology asked a developer to move his affordable housing. He abandoned it entirely and declined to answer if the church paid him
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Thomas C. Tobin retweeted
11 Sep 2022
Interesting and vital reporting on inequity in higher ed from @IanJHodgson and @divyadivyadivya.
While Florida’s top three universities climb in the rankings (and in enrollments), the percentage of low-income students is declining. Read more:
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