Monthly Archives: February 2022

While the number of Black and Hispanic students in non-Honors Physics classes in Florida’s public high schools fairly closely matches their representation in the state’s general K-12 public school population this school year, both groups are significantly underrepresented in Honors … Continue reading →

Is physics just for high schools with affluent student bodies? A look at the large Florida public high schools with the highest physics enrollment rates in Fall 2021 shows that the answer to that question is “no”. (Here we define … Continue reading →

Do dual enrollment courses accelerate a student’s progress toward a bachelor’s degree in a STEM field? They can, but they usually don’t. According to course enrollment data for Fall 2021 recently released by the Florida Department of Education, the college-level … Continue reading →

In a New York Times opinion piece posted online today, Ezra Klein argued that liberals should focus their efforts on technological and scientific challenges that could push America forward. But while Klein talked about several aspects of what is needed … Continue reading →

This week, the Florida State Board of Education approved a list of seven teacher certification fields as the Critical Teacher Shortage Areas for the 2022-23 school year. The seven are familiar to teacher shortage aficionados – English, Exceptional Student Education … Continue reading →

Fifty-five Florida public high schools with more than 1,000 students each aren’t teaching physics this year, which at least is a small improvement over last year’s sixty such high schools. There are 369 public high schools with more than 1,000 … Continue reading →

For the second year in a row, South Walton High School is ranked #1 in Northwest Florida for preparing students for college STEM majors, according to the STEM Career Prep Index, published annually here at Bridge to Tomorrow. This year, … Continue reading →

Overall chemistry enrollments in Florida’s public high schools were nearly unchanged in Fall 2021 from Fall 2020, but a shift took place from AP and Honors chemistry courses into the non-Honors Chemistry 1 course. Overall, there were 140,142 chemistry enrollments … Continue reading →

Once again, Seminole County is the highest ranked school district in Florida for preparing students for college STEM majors, according to the STEM Career Prep Index, published annually here at Bridge to Tomorrow. This year, Seminole County had a close … Continue reading →

Led by large increases in Brevard and Hillsborough Counties, the number of public high school students taking physics in Florida increased by 5.4% in the Fall of 2021 after years of decline, according to data posted by the Florida Department … Continue reading →