ProPublica report indicates Florida has opportunity gap in public schools
Florida provides the lede for ProPublica’s latest : # Florida is a state of stark contrasts. Travel a few miles from the opulent mansions of Miami Beach and you reach desperately poor neighborhoods
Jul 31, 202017.7K Shares887.6K Views
“„Florida is a state of stark contrasts. Travel a few miles from the opulent mansions of Miami Beach and you reach desperately poor neighborhoods. There’s the grinding poverty of sugar cane country and the growing middle class of Jacksonville. All told, half the public-school students in Florida qualify for subsidized lunches. Many are the first in their families to speak English or contemplate attending college. #
In many states, those economic differences are reflected in the classroom, with students in wealthy schools taking many more advanced courses. #
But not in Florida. A ProPublica analysis of previously unreleased federal data shows that Florida leads the nationin the percentage of high-school students enrolled in high-level classes—Advanced Placement and advanced math. That holds true across rich and poor districts. #
Keep reading— it wasn’t always this way. You can compare states and browse individual schools here. #
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