Monthly Archives: December 2016

The Washington Post carried an op-ed which argued that addressing the gender gap in computer science is an urgent economic issue for our nation.  The authors – Girls Who Code Founder Reshma Saujani and Accenture North American group Chief Executive Julie Sweet … Continue reading →

Algebra 2 has traditionally been the “college-ready” high school math course in Florida and elsewhere.  It is the gateway high school math course to associate degree-level STEM careers – which pay much better than many bachelors’ degrees.  However, the state’s … Continue reading →

During the last decade, Florida has stumbled forward into a Brave New K-12 World by implementing a series of “student-centered” reforms aimed at increasing student achievement.  These reforms have been successful in reading at all levels and in math and … Continue reading →

Every student bound for a four-year college should be prepared to choose any major, including those in Georgetown CEW’s top 25 – which are almost all math-intensive majors in engineering, mathematics, computing, physics and economics.  That would require that every … Continue reading →

Here at Bridge to Tomorrow, we don’t shy away from either highly technical papers or explosive topics. Today, we have both. Here is the abstract from a recent working paper posted at the CALDER Center, “HOW HIGH SCHOOLS EXPLAIN STUDENTS’ INITIAL … Continue reading →

The United States now ranks 31st among 35 industrialized nations tested on the math section of PISA, the OECD test of 15-year-olds.  The 2015 PISA results were released this morning. Florida’s 8th graders scored far below the national average on … Continue reading →

When I gave the FSU Physics Department’s colloquium talk on October 6, I probably became the only speaker ever to end a talk in the department by quoting a prayer.  My last power point slide quoted Reinhold Niebuhr’s serenity prayer: … Continue reading →

Jeff Solochek’s article on Dayspring Academy’s dual enrollment arrangement with Pasco-Hernando State College in yesterday’s Tampa Bay Times made me reflect again on how 11th and 12th grade fit into the education of Florida’s kids.  As Jeff said in his article, Dayspring founder … Continue reading →