Any attempt to increase the number of college graduates must address the fact that one in five students who begin ninth grade do not graduate on time, if at all. Lacking either a diploma or an equivalency certificate, youth who don’t complete their high school...
Even for those who strive to stay up to date on the K-12 standards movement in Florida, separating fact from fiction can be a formidable challenge. Despite on-going debates, name changes and a new education commissioner, the Florida Standards continue to forge...
Free tuition and $1,256 a month in living stipends. That’s the promise Florida makes to its current and former foster youth attending the state’s public colleges and universities. Yet only 1 in 6 youth “aging out” of foster care take advantage of this benefit. At...
It’s been just over than a month since Florida C.A.N.! released College Affordability Adrift: Florida’s Bright Futures Program Faces $347 Million in Cuts by 2017. It is a policy brief outlining how test score criteria changes and funding cuts will nearly halve the...
On Thursday, May 15 from 2 to 3pm EST, Florida researcher Dr. Rebecca A. Schumacher will provide an overview of her evidence-based S.T.A.R. program as well as discuss why some low-income, college-going high school graduates don’t make it to college. Join the Florida...
