What impact has the economy had on Florida’s higher education? Florida Gulf Coast University’s Board of Trustees met with a representative of the State Board of Governors Tuesday to discuss what the future has in store for state universities. WGCU’s Katie Pankow reports.

When Florida Gulf Coast University opened its doors ten years ago, the majority of its students were commuters. Now the university is starting to see a shift, and is doing its best to keep students on campus by opening a new residence building. WGCU’s Katie Pankow reports.

Lee County Schools have fewer students this year which means fewer state dollars. But district officials say fears of job cuts are unwarranted at this time. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

In U.S. News & World Report's 2009 list of "Top National Universities," only three schools in Florida scored in the top half in the country - the same as last year. Doug Phillips reports:

Yesterday the state board of education voted to send their 2009-10 budget to legislators. That request is 850-million dollars more than what the department of education received last year. Lynn Hatter spoke with Florida’s Commissioner of Education to find out why.

Canceled classes and stormy weather didn’t keep Florida’s Board of Education members from meeting yesterday. Bobbie O’Brien reports.

Florida’s state board of education approved the 2008-09 legislative budget yesterday - but board members say they aren’t happy about the cuts. And they’re looking to make a statement. Lynn Hatter reports.

When a group of Collier County students return to class on Tuesday – they’ll have some neat stories to share about how they spent their summer vacation. In fact they’ll be able to show and tell what that they’ve done using computer animated graphics they created themselves. WGCU’s Valerie Alker prepared this report on the One Laptop Per Child program that was launched this summer in Immokalee.

Florida students are still 48th in the nation when it comes to ACT scores.
Gina Jordan reports.

Some state officials say they’re fed up with the way Florida’s public schools are applying the so-called Zero Tolerance Policy – and they’re looking for ways to fix it…including possible new legislation that deals directly with the flaws and unintended consequences of the policy. Lynn Hatter reports.