Monthly Archives: June 2010

The annual Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test results are finally released. These are exams that students across the state in specific grade levels must take in core subjects. These scores can influence students’ promotion to the next grade, and dictate what … Continue reading →

Paul Cottle, who runs the informative blog Bridge to Tomorrow, has an article in the Orlando Sentinel today discussing the need for chemistry teachers. Florida needs them soon, but where will they come from? Hundreds of new chemistry teachers must … Continue reading →

It would seem that the anti science crowd has recently decided to crawl out of the woodwork to offer the world a few gems of blind ignorance. The Lakeland Ledger in particular, seems to provide a haven for the scientifically challenge. Once more … Continue reading →

Last year Florida Citizens for Science conducted a fun Stick Science contest. What led up to that contest was that I happened to have a stack of goodies I had collected over time that would make great prizes. So, I … Continue reading →

I’ve been given some tips lately about various school board candidates (such as Terry Kemple in Hillsborough) who aren’t exactly friends to science education. As I round up information on candidates to watch, I’ll post updates for y’all. My latest … Continue reading →

Sure, we may have missed out on a great show in Pinellas County when a potential candidate who had serious problems with basic science understanding didn’t qualify in time to officially run. But another opportunity has presented itself in Hillsborough … Continue reading →

The Tea-Party-recruited lady who wanted to run for a Pinellas County School Board seat on an anti-evolution platform (previous post) didn’t qualify in time. Too bad, Judith Bruinius, we hardly got to know ya. It could have been fun.

The St. Petersburg Times education blog The Gradebook has a post up about a candidate for the Pinellas County school board. Judith Bruinius believes that schools are falling apart due to “”rampant immorality among the teachers and the students.” Her … Continue reading →