Monthly Archives: October 2018

Florida is doing a lousy job preparing high school students for college majors in STEM fields. A national study of high school math and science course-taking just released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) suggests that charter schools do … Continue reading →

The Florida Department of Education and its cheerleaders regularly brag about the performance of the state’s high school students on Advanced Placement (AP) exams. Sunshine State News columnist Nancy Smith recently cheered that Florida “is fifth in number of high advanced … Continue reading →

The results of AP examinations taken by Florida students in May and released by the College Board yesterday show a state stuck in a math and science rut. The rates at which Florida students take and pass AP exams in … Continue reading →

Florida is doing a lousy job preparing its high school students for college majors in STEM fields, especially those like engineering and the physical and computing sciences that require strong mathematical skills and provide technological leadership. And as a state … Continue reading →

In the fall of 2016, a national task force formed jointly by the American Physical Society and the American Association of Physics Teachers published a report titled “Phys21: Preparing Physics Students for 21st Century Careers”.  In the report, the task … Continue reading →

From the Executive Summary of “Engage to Excel”: Economic projections point to a need for approximately 1 million more STEM professionals than the U.S. will produce at the current rate over the next decade if the country is to retain … Continue reading →