Increases in college tuition rates combined with reductions to federal and state level financial aid are making it harder for young Floridians to attend college without forcing many to accumulate increased student debt.
You can’t open a newspaper or turn on the news without hearing the words “higher education,” but one place you won’t find those words is the U.S. Constitution.
As states across the country move toward a systemic revamping of their educational assessment programs, it is a good time to evaluate how states use learning assessments and whether they can be better transformed as teaching/learning tools.
The debate in Washington about whether to raise student loan interest rates from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent is nothing more than a debate on whether to place an unjustified tax on students and families.
Recently, I returned from an educational and cultural adventure of sorts that served well to add needed perspective to both my professional and personal life.
With much ado over intemperate and ill-thought remarks by a prominent radio personality recently, it is even more critical than ever to raise a loud call for increased civility in public discourse.
Presidents Day has passed again with not much more recognition than special sales at the malls of America. What an extra 20 percent off the latest fashions has to do with how important our history is to our present condition and how critical the form and structure of our government is to the well-being of all of us, I’ll never know.
As in our nation’s capital, there has been much talk about the value of higher education degrees here in Florida. In order to attract and grow business, there must be a well-trained work force and an ever-emerging intelligent populace.
Our frailties as a nation come in large part due to our penchant to seek to lop off the beauty of the tallest flower in the garden, often done by plucking one petal at a time.
Gov. Rick Scott’s 2012 Job Creation and Economic Growth agenda includes an encouraging focus on Florida’s STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects.
Recent headlines in Florida claim our state is searching for a “rock star” to fill the role of commissioner of education. That headline does little to stimulate interest and in fact is likely to do more harm than good.
This week in Florida we witnessed the inauguration of our 45th governor, Rick Scott, a candidate unlike any who came before him in his approach to both the election and to governing. With his election also comes a belief that he will usher in a new era of leadership in the Sunshine State.
As we look toward January when our state’s newly elected governor and all-new Cabinet members take office, we have high hopes that these leaders will help move Florida out of the current economic conditions.
One of the few really fun things to do when observing the American political game of elections is to speculate on a host of “what-ifs.” The Florida 2010 election offers more possibilities for this game than most elections do. The root cause of so many variant options to what might have been start at the feet of Florida Gov. Charlie Crist.
