FSU was screaming about how it was losing top professors to places like South Carolina and Tennessee
That's funny. I just left a meeting here where TN universities were complaining about losing profs to FL.
go figure?
FSU was screaming about how it was losing top professors to places like South Carolina and Tennessee
Good point Beachmouse about how Bright Futures is artificially keeping tuition levels low. At the same time, taking it away from the upper-income folks would be a double whammy: not only would their child not get the financial help that has been promised for years, but tuition is bound to rise very rapidly once fewer people start getting scholarships from the state.
Perhaps a sliding scale is in order based on income, but have everyone who meets the academic standards get something, no matter what the income level. Otherwise I'm sure we would have some good students falling through the funding cracks -- and a heck of a lot of angry parents.
We are just waiting on the estimated construction costs from the architect to make sure we can build it without seriously affecting the capital budget. Really think it will go foward.mdd88jd, thanks for the post. The situation certainly seems dire...
on #6, what is the reason for the construction decison not being made yet?
I think Governor Crist is doing his best--after all, he did veto the Legislative cut of the education money and unlike some of the other GOP govs, he is willing to take the money.
It's a shame that we Floridians have allowed the school situation to get into this condition. Our children deserve better.
:angry:
(6) The numbers and cuts are in the operations side of the budget. Our capital budget is still fairly healthy. We are hoping, after the completion of the new Walton High School, that we can actually start construction of the new Emerald Coast High School. Constructions costs are cheaper now and we have the money (that is not transferable to the operations side) available to actually finish that building. Maybe that constrution could help the local economy. No real decision on going forward with that construction has been made.
Where might this new high school be built? I thought that the newest school would be another middle school down here south of the bay.