During the summer and away from the classroom, students tend to take a break from books and retreat into a more relaxed approach to life. While summer is a time for students to recharge and refuel in preparation for the upcoming school year, the break they take from reading can be detrimental. Unfortunately, the gap [...]
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Bud Chiles appears on Facing Florida
“There’s a lot of what my father used to call heifer dust that’s spread around,” Bud said in reference to the questionable ranking.
(In case you wondered, heifer dust is a family-friendly term for something you find in cow pastures.)
Among our issues, Education Week doesn’t account for last year’s budget cuts and a decade-long trend of [...]
Bud Chiles apprears on Political Connection on Bay News 9
Bud Chiles appears on Political Connections on Bay News 9 with host Al Ruechel and St. Petersburg Times columnist Adam Smith. Bud Chiles and the Worst To First team are bringing “One Million Steps for Florida’s Kids” to Central Florida in December and January, crossing from Volusia to Pasco County.
If you’d like to catch up [...]
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Walking for the future of Florida’s kids
The Worst To First team brought “One Million Steps for Florida’s Kids” to Central Florida in December, finding inspiration in the people working to make Florida a better place for our children. In Pasco County, students from the Lawton Chiles Leadership Corps organized the entire school to sign the Pledge for Florida’s Children and join [...]
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Change the First 5 Years and You Change Everything
Watch a powerful video on how the first five years of a child’s life are the most important in shaping their future.
“Investments in child care and early learning result in improved services for children, families, early childhood teachers, other persons working in the field, not to mention the citizens of Florida. Nationally, approximately 69 percent [...]
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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
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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International Visitor Program Intern/Volunteer
The International Visitor Program intern/volunteer will work to support the International Visitor Program team by performing a variety of duties. The IVP team is responsible for the programming for approximately 400 international visitors each year participating in short-term professional study programs. The intern will have the opportunity to become familiar with an aspect of American [...]
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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
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