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The Accreditation Council for Cooperative Education has been established as an independent entity with its primary mission the recognition of the achievement and maintenance of standards for programs of cooperative education.

The 2009 Florida Statutes - Title XXXII, Chapter 464 - Regulation of Professions and Occupations, Nursing This is the link to the statute regarding the allowance of clinical simulation as part of a nursing program's clinical training.

This article gives a good explanation of the tuition differential instituted in 2007 and governance of universities

The number of unpaid internships has climbed in recent years, leading federal and state regulators to worry that more employers are illegally using such internships for free labor. ">

Florida, University System, Board of Governors, Colleges, Universities, News, News Clips (decline)

UCF site for conflict of interest

Article about Crist signing 2009 tuition bill

This was an important policy in terms of higher education funding. The tone of the article seems to reflect that the 15% increase will be an annual event for some time to come. It will be interesting to see if the President's call for Pell grants to be increased or subsidized will occur to help with tuition costs.

This article reported that because of the competition of clinical practice sites and short inpatient stays, traditional nursing practice opportunities are increasingly limited thus making clinical simulations more important.

Report by the United States Patent and Trademark Office discussing technologies being implemented to prevent unauthorized used of protected works. This report was a stipulation of TEACH and was to be put together within 6 months of the act's enactment.

Written by the general counsel for the Wisconsin Medical Society, this article addresses the concerns of physicians- definite official actors - to the Joint Commission Mandate

Industry Funding of Medical Education

SACS COC is the regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the Southern states.

AAC&U is the leading national association concerned with the quality, vitality, and public standing of undergraduate liberal education.

Even though the face of America is change, one thing will not - public education.

How much of the recovery money is going to education.

This is the home page for NEA which is the largest professional organization for college and university faculty and staff within the United States. We have 3.2 million members and a history of more than 150 years of advocating for faculty and staff.

Some of the resources regarding the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974

This site hosts many resources for folks interested in government policies regarding admission and privacy of college students

More about codes of conduct for healthcare providers