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Education
Educating our
children imparts upon them general knowledge, the power of reasoning
and establishes their mature life. The term “education” encompasses
teaching and learning specific skills – skills that our young people
carry with them throughout their lives.
When a child
receives a quality education, their own personal development, as
well as the economic and social progress of our society, are
impacted in a positive way.
This section covers four areas of education, including:
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Children Not Successful in School
FCAT
Truancy
Graduation Rates
Dropout Rates
Absences
Suspensions
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Children Not Ready for School
Voluntary Pre-K
ECHOS and DIBELS
Read More About Education and School Discipline in Pinellas County:
The High Cost of High
School Dropouts
2006 NAACP School Discipline Report for Florida
http://www.naacpldf.org/content/pdf/pipeline/arresting_development_full_report.pdf
Florida Department of Education
FCAT Results:
http://fcat.fldoe.org/results/default.asp
Interfaith assault on
illiteracy—literacy efforts in Childs Park
http://www.sptimes.com/2007/09/12/Neighborhoodtimes/Interfaith_assault_on.shtml
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) School Public Accountability Reports:
http://doeweb-prd.doe.state.fl.us/eds/nclbspar/index.cfm
Empowering Parents -
http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/involve/schoolbox/index.html
The Pre-K Pinch: Early Education and the Middle Class
http://www.pewtrusts.org/uploadedFiles/wwwpewtrustsorg/Reports/Pre-k_education/pre-kpinch_Nov2008_report.pdf
Examining Late High School Graduation
http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/site/c.kjJXJ5MPIwE/b.4950685/k.B12B/Better_late_than_never__Examining_late_high_school_graduates.htm
Learning to Play and Playing to Learn
National Center for Education Statistics Trend Data
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/ltt/
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