{"id":2084,"date":"2014-04-07T12:47:22","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T16:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=2084"},"modified":"2014-06-22T17:04:28","modified_gmt":"2014-06-22T21:04:28","slug":"ecology-florida-editorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=2084","title":{"rendered":"Ecology Florida editorial"},"content":{"rendered":"

The publication Ecology Florida ran an editorial this weekend concerning my recent op-ed about science education in voucher-accepting private schools. They fully agree with the points I made and even take it a step further. Do the Math (but not the Science)! — Promote Florida Science Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The publication Ecology Florida ran an editorial this weekend concerning my recent op-ed about science education in voucher-accepting private schools. They fully agree with the points I made and even take it a step further. 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