Monthly Archives: June 2023

The statewide testing results released by the Florida Department of Education this week include this disturbing nugget: While 93% of the 7th graders and 84% of the 8th graders who took the Algebra 1 end-of-course (EOC) exam this spring passed, … Continue reading →

If you ask most educators why a student should take Algebra 1 or even more advanced high school math courses in middle school, the answer you will most likely get (including from me) is so that student can take a … Continue reading →

I recently heard from an administrator at one of the 68 large public high schools in Florida that didn’t teach physics during the 2022-23 school year. He told me that for the next school year the school would have not … Continue reading →

When some think of Florida, they think of the scientists and engineers of the Kennedy Space Center and the Imagineers of Disney. But as a state, Florida is not a STEM powerhouse. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) lists … Continue reading →

If you want to teach in Florida’s public schools, you will likely have to pass a Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) subject certification test. That’s why the annual FTCE report, which was just released by the Florida Department of Education, … Continue reading →

In Friday’s Orlando Sentinel, the President and CEO of the Helios Foundation, Paul Luna, rhapsodized about the positive effects that accelerated high school course work, including Advanced Placement (AP) and Dual Enrollment (DE), can have on the lives of students. … Continue reading →

A colleague who marched with me into battle years ago recently asked how my advocacy for improving the preparation of Florida high school students for college STEM majors was going. She asked, “Has the needle moved at all…even incrementally?” My … Continue reading →