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Update (Friday morning): I have added a link to the pdf of the talk right here: Advertisements

Georgia State University Professor Tim Sass and doctoral student Carycruz Bueno have published a study of the effects of Georgia’s differential pay program for math and science teachers on recruiting and retention. The program was initiated in 2011. The abstract … Continue reading →

Seminole and Brevard Counties once again lead the State of Florida in preparing students for college majors in fields like engineering, the physical sciences, computing, and life and health sciences, according to this blog’s annual analysis of fall course enrollment … Continue reading →

The number of chemistry course enrollments in Florida’s public high schools continued to drop precipitously in the Fall 2018 semester, adding up to a decline of 14% since Fall 2015 – only three years ago. The rate of decline in … Continue reading →

Physics course enrollments in Florida’s public high schools fell again in the Fall of 2018, reaching a level 12.2% lower than in the Fall of 2014, according to data released by the Florida Department of Education this week. The number … Continue reading →

Joanna Copenhaver, the Principal at Tallahassee’s St. John Paul II Catholic High School, wrote to me last week to take exception to the statement I made in a blog post last week that her school doesn’t offer physics. Copenhaver pointed … Continue reading →

The Wisconsin Study of Families and Work achieved dramatic results in improving attainment of bachelor’s degree-level STEM careers by reaching out to the parents of high school students through both brochures and an informational web site. I have copied an … Continue reading →