Monthly Archives: July 2023

She’s baaaaaaaack! Denise Newsome returns to teaching at Deane Bozeman School and during summers at the Nuclear Medicine and Science Camp.

Next month, my friend and collaborator Denise Newsome will return to teaching at Bay County’s Deane Bozeman School after a year working at Florida State University’s Panama City campus. Bozeman School, a public PreK-12 located in rural northern Bay County, … Continue reading

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Should Florida’s political leaders care what people in other states think of our education culture debates? Yes. Here’s why.

During my visit to participate in an experiment at the Facility for Rare Isotope beams, which is located at Michigan State University and at which nuclear physicists from all over the world meet, my collaborators on the experiment wanted to … Continue reading

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Which college majors have the largest and smallest underemployment rates? The New York Fed has released its results for February 2023.

With 56% of the population of our nation now believing that college is not worth the cost, it’s worth taking a careful look at the college majors for which the underemployment rates are highest. The New York Fed releases statistics … Continue reading

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Which dual enrollment courses were Florida high school students taking most often in the Spring of 2023?

Freshman Composition, College Algebra and US History were the college courses most often dual enrolled by students in Florida’s public high schools during the Spring of 2023. Nearly three times as many students took the second-semester Freshman Composition course, ENC … Continue reading

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Yes, I’ve interacted with several district school boards in Florida. You ask how it went? It’s complicated…

I have a mixed history with district school boards in Florida. In June of 2019, the Orange County School Board gave me an award for my work with the district’s students and staff. It was a delight to be recognized … Continue reading

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