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		<title>Can Florida universities and colleges rival rest of nation?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Fineout]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2017 09:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Galvano]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carlos Trujillo]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Setting up a debate over the future of Florida&#8217;s colleges and universities, the state Senate passed an ambitious proposal Thursday intended to lift schools in the Sunshine State into the ranks of elite counterparts nationwide. For college students, the legislation means more financial aid and incentives designed to help them graduate faster. For universities, it includes more help to recruit and retain high-ranking faculty as they seek to join the ranks of more prominent universities elsewhere. &#8220;We&#8217;re the number one&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>House, Senate release education budget proposals for 2016-2017</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Ammann]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2016 23:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Florida College System]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Florida’s House Education Appropriations Subcommittee released a preliminary budget plan Thursday, two days after the Senate released its version. LobbyTools reports the House is endorsing a higher education budget of $7.26 billion; the Senate spending plan for higher education is slightly less, coming in at $7.25 billion. The House offers $1.205 billion for Florida colleges; the Senate is putting that number at $1.227 billion. Both plans estimate tuition revenue at $2 billion. State universities would get $4.73 billion under the house plan while&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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