‘Betrayal’: Donor Yanks $1 Million From FIU over Undocumented Student Tuition Hike
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‘Betrayal’: Donor yanks $1 million from FIU over undocumented student tuition hike
MIAMI — Miami businessman and philanthropist Miguel “Mike” Fernandez has suspended a $1 million donation to Florida International University in protest of Florida’s decision to strip in-state tuition benefits from undocumented students — a policy that was until recently endorsed…
Tightening budgets pinching school districts, book battles, FIU loses $1M donation, and more - NextSteps: Step Up For Students
Around the state: School boards in Pinellas, Marion and Union counties adjust spending in a lean budget year, parents in Orange County want several books restored in schools until a legislative committee can decide if the Florida Department of Education acted lawfully in demanding they be removed, construction has begun on an aging Sarasota County elementary school that was damaged by a 2022 hurricane, and a Miami philanthropist withdraws a $1 m…

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has asked public universities to identify undocumented students, in order to pay tuition fees for students from outside the state. Higher education commissioner Wynn Rosser last week sent a letter to college presidents ordering changes to tuition for undocumented students following a federal judge’s ruling. On June 4, a federal judge blocked the rule that allowed these students to pay for resident fees, and not more expensi…
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