Monthly Archives: March 2024

An outside observer might expect that Florida’s aggressive program to dual enroll public high school students in college classes, and in many cases have them awarded A.A. degrees at the same time they receive their high school diplomas, would be … Continue reading →

In a recent Orlando Sentinel column, University of Central Florida (UCF) President Alexander Cartwright declared his intention to “grow our capacity to educate students in technology-related programs, engineering, and computer science by 50% — ultimately educating 25,000 students annually in … Continue reading →

I spoke last week to a live audience of about 700 high school students at John I. Leonard High School in West Palm Beach and (I’m told) many more via a livestream at schools around Palm Beach County about the … Continue reading →

Update (Monday, 2:40 pm): The SAT scores I quoted for Bright Futures eligibility were incorrect. I have updated this post with the proper scores. Only 4.1% of the students enrolled in Florida’s public high schools this past fall were taking … Continue reading →

When it comes to choosing a college major and a career, economic security isn’t everything. But it must be considered. Every February, the New York Fed releases labor market outcome data that zeroes in on the issue of economic security … Continue reading →

I assign homework problems on online courseware to the students in my calculus-based introductory physics classes to give them opportunities to learn. The homework is intended to enrich the learning they gain by doing collaborative lab and problem-solving exercises during … Continue reading →

From the Fall 2023 course enrollment data recently released by the Florida Department of Education: Young women are significantly underrepresented among students taking AP Physics 1, which is by far the most heavily enrolled AP physics course. The representation of … Continue reading →

The number of large (more than 1,000 students) public high schools in Florida not teaching physics declined a bit from Fall 2022 to Fall 2023, according to course enrollment data released recently by the Florida Department of Education. This fall … Continue reading →

Seminole County Public Schools is the best in Florida at preparing high school students for college STEM majors, according to the STEM Career Prep Index for Fall 2023. Seminole County has been ranked number one every year that the index … Continue reading →