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Here are the FACTS:
Nearly 104,000 students did not graduate from Florida’s high schools in 2009;
the lost lifetime earnings in Florida for that class of dropouts alone total more
than $27 billion.
Florida would save more than $1.5 billion in health care costs over the
lifetimes of each class of dropouts had they earned their diplomas.
If Florida’s high schools [...]
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 [...]
Florida Campus Compact (FL|CC) is a membership organization of over 50 college and university presidents committed to helping students develop the values and skills of active citizenship through participation in public and community service. FL|CC works with these presidents and their campuses to integrate service with academic study and to provide a collegial experience for [...]
Celebrating National Mentoring Month
January 20, 2010 | 15:59
The President and the First Lady welcome young men and women from Washington, DC area high schools who are paired with mentors from inside the White House as part of National Mentoring Month.
“An exciting, hands-on approach to education, service-learning is taking place in a wide variety of settings: schools, universities, and community-based and faith-based organizations throughout the country. The core concept driving this educational strategy is that by combining service objectives and learning objectives, along with the intent to show measurable change in both the recipient and [...]
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 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
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 [...]
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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