From state-sponsored NPR:
I wouldn’t normally watch a basketball game, but the public school here texted out a message advising us that school uniforms wouldn’t be required today if students wanted to wear Gators or Cougars outfits instead (I would love to see the kid brave enough to wear a Houston shirt!).
Xfinity managed to stage a TV outage in our neighborhood (first time I’d tried to use cable since the Super Bowl), promising to have service restored by tomorrow evening, but I was able to see the end of the game via streaming.
How much did this victory cost Florida taxpayers, I wondered? Politico says that the answer is $0, unlike in most states. “‘It’s an arms race’: Florida weighs how to compete in new expensive era of college sports” (November 2024):
Florida universities are searching for ways to pump more money into sports ahead of a proposed landmark NCAA settlement that would open the door for schools to directly pay athletes — and using state dollars could be on the table.
Florida has long held a bright line against putting tax dollars into college athletics. But that could change soon, as schools here and across the country grapple with revolutionary changes coming to the NCAA.
Athletic programs at Florida universities are by rule meant to be self-funded, paid for by student fees, ticket sales to events, NCAA distributions, sponsorships and donation dollars, among other sources.
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Public schools there have school uniforms??
Mitch: Kind of. Kids are supposed to wear a polo-type shirt with the school logo. You could make it yourself. https://www.jupiterpto.com/schoolinfo provides the rules for the K-5 public schools that serve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abacoa,_Florida
Maybe the high school kids are allowed more personal expression?
Time to move up to Newberry. I know a guy with 5 acres to sell.