TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Gov. Charlie Crist wants to give each of Florida's 11 state universities the power to raise tuition by up to 15 percent every year. An increase would have to be approved by a university's board of trustees and the Board of Governors, which oversees all the schools, Crist said Thursday. The Legislature now sets tuition although the Board of Governors is challenging that authority in a lawsuit. Lawmakers would have to approve Crist's proposal. The governor, who previously has opposed tuition increases, was surrounded… » More
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Alabama is ranked 2nd in country in increased cost for a college education » More
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A seventh grader at Central Baldwin Middle School in Robertsdale faces expulsion after police say he brought an unloaded gun to school. » More
A student at Central Baldwin Middle School has been expelled for bringing an unloaded gun to school. » More
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School officials in Mobile and Baldwin County worry a “no”…
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