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Orange County Public Schools desperately wants to give every student access to careers in fields like engineering, physics, computer science and the health professions. How do I know this? Exhibit A is the district’s Calculus Project, in which it identifies … Continue reading →

Last summer, more than 1,000 teachers across Florida lost their jobs because they couldn’t pass the General Knowledge test, one of three exams that an individual must pass to earn the state’s renewable “professional” teacher certification. These teachers held temporary … Continue reading →

I probably take my teaching of students majoring in engineering, the physical sciences and computing in a studio-style physics classroom at Florida State University too personally. During a recent meeting, I finally became exasperated that my students were being discussed … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, TCPalm.com published an op-ed I wrote titled “Florida’s teacher shortage is state’s most urgent education issue”. The piece was published in the print outlets associated with TCPalm on Friday morning. I received a response from Susan Auld, who … Continue reading →

The dual enrollment program in Florida’s public schools is not making a significant contribution to the state’s pipeline for bachelor’s degree-level STEM fields like engineering, physical sciences and computer science. In fact, the dominant use of the dual enrollment program … Continue reading →

In its recently released report “Project Sunrise”, the Florida Council of 100 identified several factors limiting Florida’s economic growth – including the state’s sluggish pipeline for educating STEM professionals – and recommended actions to address some of them. But they … Continue reading →

Are Florida’s results on the 4th grade reading section of the National Assessment of Educational Progress the most important measure of the state’s K-12 success? In a recent Florida Politics opinion piece, Lloyd Brown argued that it is, because “If … Continue reading →