Monthly Archives: June 2022

In the Spring of 2019, before the pandemic, 53% of 5th graders and 48% of 8th graders “passed” Florida’s Statewide Science Assessment (SSA) – that is, they earned scores of 3 or better on the 5-point scale used for the … Continue reading →

Taking Algebra 1 in middle school is an important milepost in the STEM pipeline. A student who takes Algebra 1 by 8th grade has the opportunity to take a calculus class in high school, giving that student a head start … Continue reading →

Public schools should give every student the opportunity to fulfill their God-given potential. And that means that every student with the capacity to pursue a STEM career like engineering, meteorology or computer science or a health profession should be given … Continue reading →

The numbers of individuals passing Florida’s teacher certification exams in math, chemistry, biology and Earth/space science on the first attempt trended upward in 2021, according to a report just released by the Florida Department of Education. After years of declines, … Continue reading →

The business-supported think tank Florida TaxWatch has just released a report promoting the idea – put into law by the 2019 Legislature – that 60 percent of working-age Floridians should “hold a workforce specialization, whether from a certificate, credential, training, … Continue reading →

If a high school physics course is important for students who aspire to careers in engineering, the physical sciences, the health and life sciences and computer science, then the fact that 15% of Florida’s large (more than 1,000 students) public … Continue reading →

Thousands of Florida high school students continue to choose to get a head start on lower level college courses using the state’s dual enrollment program, which can shave future tuition costs. But the college courses that dual enrollment students most … Continue reading →

After several successful years at Florida State University’s Panama City campus, the FSU Nuclear Medicine and Science Camp will move to Crooms Academy of Information Technology, a Seminole County public high school in Sanford, for summer 2022. The camp will … Continue reading →