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The Florida Department of Education and its cheerleaders regularly brag about the performance of the state’s high school students on Advanced Placement (AP) exams. Sunshine State News columnist Nancy Smith recently cheered that Florida “is fifth in number of high advanced … Continue reading →

The results of AP examinations taken by Florida students in May and released by the College Board yesterday show a state stuck in a math and science rut. The rates at which Florida students take and pass AP exams in … Continue reading →

Florida is doing a lousy job preparing its high school students for college majors in STEM fields, especially those like engineering and the physical and computing sciences that require strong mathematical skills and provide technological leadership. And as a state … Continue reading →

In the fall of 2016, a national task force formed jointly by the American Physical Society and the American Association of Physics Teachers published a report titled “Phys21: Preparing Physics Students for 21st Century Careers”.  In the report, the task … Continue reading →

From the Executive Summary of “Engage to Excel”: Economic projections point to a need for approximately 1 million more STEM professionals than the U.S. will produce at the current rate over the next decade if the country is to retain … Continue reading →

FSU’s Physics Department faculty reacted strongly (and negatively) to the announcement by the university that academic departments and courses would be evaluated in part by the rate at which students earned grades of D or F or withdrew – the … Continue reading →

The FSU Physics Department’s Studio Physics Program has been the university’s leading evidence-based teaching initiative for the entire decade of its existence. But we are still trying to get better at helping our students learn physics with the understanding they … Continue reading →