Andrew Atterbury

Hey gang, today marks an exciting new development for me. This is officially my first day on the ground in Tallahassee, where I will be your state education policy reporter with @politicofl.

The University of Florida is still "looking" for an interim president UF trustees chair Mori Hosseini gave a brief update on the school's leadership void, but there's no inkling of who will take the helm in the short term "Hopefully we start a new search this coming year"

Quick look at what inside a detainment tent looks like here at Alligator Alcatraz.

Hung up: Instead of banning students from using cellphones in high school, Florida lawmakers asked the state to study the idea Today @GovRonDeSantis vetoed the $356,046 set aside for the pilot program, so it's unclear how that will work

It’s getting more expensive for out-of-state students - who pay nearly $30,000 per year in tuition alone - to attend Florida’s flagship public university. About 11% of UF students are from outside Florida.

At least we got a list-minute change to make sure the telecom lobbyist-turned-president of Florida's only public historically Black university can get paid

In remarks to reporters Fla. House Speaker @Daniel_PerezFL called what happened in UF presidential search "embarrassing." Said it showed why House higher ed proposals inc. making searches more open were needed. "Who is going to want to apply for this position now?" Perez asked.

An unprecedented decision by the university system Board of Governors erases a presidential pick that UF trustees expected to propel the school into greater national prominence: politico.com/news/2025/06/0…

Florida university officials reject Santa Ono as UF's president