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Context Florida: Ed Moore: Colleges must help athletes succeed in the classroom
“At the University of Wisconsin a significant number of high profile former athletes have seen their lives descend in a spiral of poverty, drugs, and repeated police contacts. After making millions for the athletic department, the coaches and athletic directors, they have become dispensable commodities. Unskilled, uneducated and unwanted. I am not saying that these […]
Lakeland Ledger: Putnam Says Florida Needs Statewide Water Policy
Florida’s economy is improving faster than other states on several fronts, according to Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam. Putnam spoke Tuesday morning at a Community Leader Forum sponsored by GrayRobinson law firm. But lack of a statewide water policy and the threat of the greening disease to citrus could hamper that. “The state bird, […]
Gainesville Sun Editorial: Water Planning
Every five years, the St. Johns River Water Management District crafts a long-range “water supply plan” to help gauge what the 17-county district’s population and, in turn, water needs will be in the long term. Its latest plan is in the works, looking toward 2035. A draft plan projects the district, which includes part of […]
RedefinED: Another school choice option blooms in Florida: Cambridge
By Sherri Ackerman Move over AP and IB. Another rigorous college prep program is catching on in high schools across Florida and adding to the state’s pace-setting expansion of school choice. The nonprofit Cambridge International Exams, now in more than 100 Florida schools, is tied to the prestigious University of Cambridge in England. That makes […]
MyFoxTallahassee: Sustainable Forestry Initiative Reaches Out to Thousands to Improve Forestry Standard
SOURCE Sustainable Forestry Initiative In one of the most expansive and inclusive processes to seek input from a resource sector, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) has invited nearly 10,000 stakeholders to submit comments on the draft SFI 2015-2019 Standard in its second 60-day public comment period. This open and public comment period runs from January […]
WFSU: ‘The Cost Of Water Is Going To Go Up’: Central Fla. Finding Alternatives To Groundwater
Central Florida planners are grappling with a challenge: There’s not enough water for the people expected to live in the area 20 years from now. That realization has prompted unprecedented collaboration between local governments, private utilities and state agencies as they search for more water. In an October committee meeting, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam […]
Context Florida: Ed Moore: Let’s have more college presidents going into government
Three articles recently struck me as needing more conversations so I am taking keyboard in hand and opining. The first was by Scott Maxwell of the Orlando Sentinel. He shared details about himself, giving readers a glimpse into his life and thus his thought processes. He presented his view of our state capital. “Just look […]
News Service of Florida: Campaign, corporate work could meet Bright Futures requirement
By Jim Turner Corporate offices and political campaigns could be staffed in the future with high school students seeking to earn community service credit towards a Florida Bright Futures Scholarship. Sen. Tom Lee, R-Brandon, has filed a measure (SB 566) that would redefine the volunteer requirements for students seeking the popular state scholarship by allowing […]