Writing about Florida education for @floridaphoenix.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaywaagmeester.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaywaagmeester.bsky.social/post/3mlr3tk2vc22yEducation commissioner is sole finalist for Polk State College presidency https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/05/13/education-commissioner-is-sole-finalist-for-polk-state-college-presidency/13 May 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:mocsg26feit4epa7foui75nq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlr3tk2vc22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaywaagmeester.bsky.social/post/3ml6vrfezss2sInforming or campaigning? CFO announces storm awareness initiative https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/05/05/informing-or-campaigning-cfo-announces-storm-awareness-initiative/06 May 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:mocsg26feit4epa7foui75nq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6vrfezss2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jaywaagmeester.bsky.social/post/3mjpp2tju7s23The 28 state colleges remove sociology as a general education course https://floridaphoenix.com/briefs/the-28-state-colleges-remove-sociology-as-a-general-education-course/17 Apr 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:mocsg26feit4epa7foui75nq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpp2tju7s23https://bsky.app/profile/jaywaagmeester.bsky.social/post/3mjksoxrtjc2xUnder state warning, FAMU boosts pharmacy, law licensure exam passage rates https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/04/15/under-state-warning-famu-boosts-pharmacy-law-licensure-exam-passage-rates/15 Apr 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:mocsg26feit4epa7foui75nq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjksoxrtjc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaywaagmeester.bsky.social/post/3mjkfm3ew5c2zDeSantis signs Trump Highway expansion; Tallahassee airport named for Coach Bobby Bowden https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/04/14/desantis-signs-trump-highway-expansion-tallahassee-airport-named-for-coach-bobby-bowden/15 Apr 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:mocsg26feit4epa7foui75nq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkfm3ew5c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaywaagmeester.bsky.social/post/3migxlhdfas27ICYMI from last week: Sociology no longer a general education course at Florida universities https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/03/26/sociology-no-longer-a-general-education-course-at-florida-universities/01 Apr 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:mocsg26feit4epa7foui75nq/app.bsky.feed.post/3migxlhdfas27https://bsky.app/profile/jaywaagmeester.bsky.social/post/3mhxyd4mwg22cUniversity leaders grapple with the upside and downside of AI https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/03/26/university-leaders-grapple-with-the-upside-and-downside-of-ai/26 Mar 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:mocsg26feit4epa7foui75nq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxyd4mwg22chttps://bsky.app/profile/jaywaagmeester.bsky.social/post/3mhqtbuzw6c2xLeaf blowers, conservation lands, CDLs: Farm bill gets DeSantis’ signature https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/03/23/farm-bill-gets-desantis-signature/23 Mar 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:mocsg26feit4epa7foui75nq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqtbuzw6c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaywaagmeester.bsky.social/post/3mgg2cdwhas2uAlbritton’s priorities — rural spending and school voucher fixes – seem dead https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/03/05/albrittons-priorities-rural-spending-and-school-voucher-fixes-seem-dead/06 Mar 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:mocsg26feit4epa7foui75nq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgg2cdwhas2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaywaagmeester.bsky.social/post/3mgd3jvvzhs2aHouse Speaker: ‘Fast is not on the menu this session’ https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/03/04/house-speaker-fast-is-not-on-the-menu-this-session/05 Mar 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:mocsg26feit4epa7foui75nq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd3jvvzhs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jaywaagmeester.bsky.social/post/3mg6obozy422xFarm bill, stripped of food libel language, is headed to the governor https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/03/03/farm-bill-stripped-of-food-libel-language-is-headed-to-the-governor/03 Mar 2026 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:mocsg26feit4epa7foui75nq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6obozy422xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaywaagmeester.bsky.social/post/3mg6cwhqqzs25Feds block millions for ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ ‘Deportation Depot’ over pending environmental review, ICYMI from @livcaputo.bsky.social yesterday https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/03/02/feds-block-millions-for-alligator-alcatraz-deportation-depot-over-pending-environmental-review/03 Mar 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:mocsg26feit4epa7foui75nq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6cwhqqzs25https://bsky.app/profile/jaywaagmeester.bsky.social/post/3mfrq5wxxvk2sPost-FSU shooting package clears House, floor-ready in Senate. Read how Parkland families feel: https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/26/post-fsu-shooting-package-clears-house-floor-ready-in-senate/26 Feb 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:mocsg26feit4epa7foui75nq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrq5wxxvk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jaywaagmeester.bsky.social/post/3mfpjfsiwsc2aFSU votes to keep president amid turnover at other universities https://floridaphoenix.com/briefs/fsu-votes-to-keep-president-amid-turnover-at-other-universities/25 Feb 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:mocsg26feit4epa7foui75nq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfpjfsiwsc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jaywaagmeester.bsky.social/post/3mfikvvxet22cHistory in the making: State adds Maduro overthrow to anti-communist curriculum https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/20/history-in-the-making-state-adds-maduro-overthrow-to-anti-communist-curriculum/23 Feb 2026 02:06 +0000at://did:plc:mocsg26feit4epa7foui75nq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfikvvxet22chttps://bsky.app/profile/jaywaagmeester.bsky.social/post/3mfikvfkiwc2zState responds to Schools of Hope outcry, tightens rules https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/20/state-responds-to-schools-of-hope-outcry-tightens-rules/23 Feb 2026 02:06 +0000at://did:plc:mocsg26feit4epa7foui75nq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfikvfkiwc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaywaagmeester.bsky.social/post/3mfd4jpmrxs27Freeze dropped agricultural production by $3 billion, ag commissioner estimates https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/20/freeze-dropped-agricultural-production-by-3-billion-ag-commissioner-estimates/20 Feb 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:mocsg26feit4epa7foui75nq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfd4jpmrxs27https://bsky.app/profile/jaywaagmeester.bsky.social/post/3mfcgyt6xwc2yLeafblowers, door-to-door salesmen, and surplus land addressed in Senate-passed ag bill https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/19/leafblowers-door-to-door-salesmen-and-surplus-land-addressed-in-senate-passed-ag-bill/20 Feb 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:mocsg26feit4epa7foui75nq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcgyt6xwc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaywaagmeester.bsky.social/post/3mf3kmp2db22aVeterans Day measure seeks uniformity in observing the holiday in schools https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/17/veterans-day-measure-seeks-uniformity-in-observing-the-holiday-in-schools/17 Feb 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:mocsg26feit4epa7foui75nq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3kmp2db22a