Yoselis Ramos has been working with WUSF News in Tampa since 2010. She reports on local stories including education. She is currently working on her Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education.
College students with a sense of civic engagement are more likely to complete a degree, according to the Lumina Foundation panel Tuesday.
The Lumina Foundation hosted a panel discussion in Ybor City Tuesday discussing the importance of graduating students with a post-secondary degree.
The foundation, which is an underwriter of StateImpact Florida, has one big goal: to increase the percentage of Americans with high-quality degrees to 60 percent by 2025.
According to a report by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 59 percent of Florida’s jobs will require postsecondary education by 2018.
Here are four suggestions the expert panel had for colleges trying to improve retention and graduation rates: Continue Reading →
Stanton College Preparatory School in Duval County ranked 8th in the country for effectively preparing students for college. Suncoast Community School in Palm Beach County ranked 9th.
More high schools in the Miami-Dade school district prepare students for college than any other district in the state.
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