Monthly Archives: December 2012

The public policy spotlight is focused on science and engineering programs at Florida’s universities, particularly the public universities.  The state’s leaders want the universities to graduate more workforce-ready scientists and engineers, and have even proposed a tuition scheme that would … Continue reading →

Update (Wednesday morning):  Gradebook posted on this post and got a relatively vigorous discussion going.  Welcome to Gradebook readers who are visiting! ————————————————————————————————————————————————- The passage of Florida’s “chemistry or physics” high school graduation requirement, which is phasing in, brought on … Continue reading →

For those of you caught up in the excitement of the 2nd place finish of Florida’s 4th graders in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), here’s a bit of cold water – results from the National Assessment of … Continue reading →

Not yet, anyway. See the op-ed here.

Florida’s number-two-in-the-world ranking in 4th grade reading in the Progress in International Literacy Study (see the Orlando Sentinel article here) shows what Florida’s school system can do when it sets a priority and makes a sustained commitment to that priority. If Florida … Continue reading →

Yes, Tony Bennett was a biology teacher.  Take a look at his CV.

From yesterday’s Sentinel article, a quote from USF’s science education icon, Gerry Meisels: “You want to compete internationally?” Meisels said.  “You’re going to have to invest and get the work force ready.  We have not seen that in Florida.”