Feb 17, 2017 | Initiatives, Research and Policy
Florida CAN has released 2016-17 FAFSA completion rates on its new and improved FAFSA Finish Line data dashboard. The dashboard includes data for over 600 public schools in Florida and allows users to view school, district and state-level FAFSA completion rates using...
Feb 1, 2017 | News, Research and Policy
Florida is projected to add 6 million more residents and require 2 million more jobs by 2030. Will our schools, colleges and students be prepared? To help stimulate strategic thinking around these questions and the state’s future, the Florida Chamber Foundation...
Dec 22, 2016 | News, Research and Policy
Continuing the decade-long trend, Florida’s graduation rate has risen again — this year by 2.8%. The state graduation rate is now 80.7% for the 2015-16 cohort, an outcome that Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart attributes to increased accountability and the...
Dec 16, 2016 | News, Research and Policy
MDRC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to education and policy research, has released a research brief examining the higher education landscape for men of color. The brief entitled Boosting College Success Among Men of Color highlights the factors that influence...
Nov 30, 2016 | News, Research and Policy
This week, the Florida Department of Education unveiled a new website that will help Florida families make critical education decisions by enabling them to access school and district-level data and will better inform families about the state’s college and career...
Nov 21, 2016 | Events, Research and Policy
Register now for webinar on 12/6 at 2pm! The third webinar in our series on Connecting Education and Jobs in Florida features Dr. Jan Ignash, Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs for the State University System of Florida Board of Governors and Dr. Michael...
