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This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz about presidential politics and the new direction for the Democratic Party. Then, we discussed regulating free speech on social media, a recent SCOTUS decision on a Florida social media law, phone bans in schools, NIL deals for high school athletes, Olympians from Florida heading to Paris and the southernmost property for sale.
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Jaime Suarez teaches math at the Challenger K through 8 School of Science and Math in Spring Hill. She was awarded $50,000.
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The money will be used to create a training center focusing on semiconductors, automation and robotics.
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Florida joins a list of at least 30 other states that allow high schoolers to engage in NIL deals.
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Lawyers for the state asked an appeals court to uphold a decision by U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle to dismiss a potential class-action lawsuit.
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The lawsuit comes after the county commission unexpectedly voted to delay a tax referendum that would fund teacher salaries by two years.
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The Broward County school board was poised to reject Superintendent Howard Hepburn’s recommendation that Jessica Norton be fired as a computer information specialist at Monarch High School, where her daughter played on the varsity team last year. But the board delayed its decision.
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Robinson's last day will be Aug. 4, two days after summer graduation. The board has also named retired Pasco-Hernando State College president and FAMU alum Timothy Beard as interim president.
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The University of Florida Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday to discuss who will be the university’s interim president following Ben Sasse’s resignation last week.
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The American Rescue Plan set aside $800 million for initiatives to fight student homelessness. States have used a little over $416 million.
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The new FAFSA was supposed to make filling out the federal aid form easier, but issues with the rollout had the opposite effect. Fewer students have filled out the FAFSA, so efforts are underway to close that gap.
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Robinson is seen as having stabilized FAMU and boosted the student success rate
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Ben Sasse is stepping down after 17 months, attributing his decision to a recent epilepsy diagnosis and new memory issues facing his wife and desire to spend more time with his family.
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The FHSAA approved the change in June to allow compensation for use of athletes’ names, images and likenesses.