Is there a connection between education and poverty in Florida? During our visit to Pensacola last week, I was given the opportunity to attend a dinner event called Bridges to Circles. The event is hosted by Catholic Charities of Escambia County. When I walked in the room, I saw a socially diverse gathering of people [...]
Archives for September, 2009
Waking up at the dinner table of CHANGE
One Million Steps media coverage from Escambia County
We could not be more happy or inspired with the impact of the first leg of our trip. It was physically and mentally exhaustive, but we accomplished all our goals; we educated, we learned, we inspired and got inspired and we greatly increased awareness of our effort.
Thank you to everyone who [...]
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One Million Steps Education Walk Has Started: Century, Florida
The Journey of One Million Steps aims to accomplish the following goals:
Raise Awareness about how bad our education system really is, regardless of what you might read in the newspapers or see on TV.
Highlight best practice programs that really are working in various communities
Identify People & Collect Stories for you to watch via video or [...]
Worst To First WALK Kickoff in Century, Florida
The Worst To First WALK Kickoff
We are very excited to kick off the first leg of the Worst To First Walk next week in the Florida panhandle.  We will be traveling through Century and Pensacola. We will be meeting with Leadership Corps students and community leaders to improve the investment in the lives of our children’s [...]
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President Obama will address students on September 8th
President Obama announced that on September 8 — the first day of school for many children across America — he will deliver a national address directly to students on the importance of education. The President will challenge students to work hard, set educational goals, and take responsibility for their learning. He will also call for [...]
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Florida ranks 49th - Number of uninsured children
Florida ranks 49th. About 19 percent, or 763,000 of our children, do not have health insurance, versus a national average of 11 percent. Source: The Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Center
Worst To First Updates- More from Miami
- Purrr-fect Miami Day
- Bud Asks a Question- Is Local Control the Solution?
- Bud Tells a Story
- Visit to Chiles Academy Makes News
- Florida's 4-year-olds could get shortchanged by budget cuts
- Our goal: World leader in education by 2020
- Improve education by investing in innovation, says Microsoft founder
- Editorial: Education Week is grading Florida on the curve
- Chiles: Don't sell our future for short-term gain
Florida ranks 48th - Juvenile violent crime
Florida ranks 48th in the nation in juvenile incarceration rates, with a custody rate of 451.8 per 100,000 children ages 10 and up. Source: Every Child Matters Education Fund, “Geography Matters: Child Well Being in the States,” 2008
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Stepping Up and Speaking Out > Miami Dade College
In a city that faces some of the greatest challenges in education, Miami Dade College students step up and speak out regarding Florida education reform. Bud Chiles and the Worst to First team joined students to march through downtown Miami to help raise awareness and to encourage others to engage [...]
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Florida ranks 42nd - Spending on corrections vs. education
Florida ranks 50th in per capita spending on education, but ranks 16th in the nation in spending on corrections. Source: NEA Rankings of the States 2008
- Twitter: WorsttoFirst
- 3rd Annual Raise Your Voice for Service-Learning Conference http://ow.ly/1gfYO Florida Learn & Serve > C U there!
- RT @saraebest: I would like to see more untraditional schools, schools that connect students w/outside community to learn. #edchat
- RT @jennar: RT @openstudy: Education reform is robust topic. Here are 50 great blogs on education reform. http://bit.ly/a1BKKZ #edchat
- Service-Learning: Turning Ideas Into Action http://ow.ly/1g7Rv Students who serve are students who LEAD! @Worsttofirst
- RT @fivepromises: Teachers give views on education reform in new report by Scholastic & Gates Foundation http://bit.ly/98Jst1 #edreform
- FACT: 104,000 FL students did not graduate HS in 2009; lost lifetime earnings in FL for that class of dropouts = $27B http://ow.ly/1g4d8
- FL would see $507M in reduced crime spending & increased earnings if male HS graduation rate increased by just 5% http://ow.ly/1g3CO