{"id":19969,"date":"2013-08-26T10:10:56","date_gmt":"2013-08-26T14:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/?p=19969"},"modified":"2013-08-26T10:10:56","modified_gmt":"2013-08-26T14:10:56","slug":"the-back-to-school-economy-stateimpact-florida-on-the-sunshine-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2013\/08\/26\/the-back-to-school-economy-stateimpact-florida-on-the-sunshine-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Back-To-School Economy: StateImpact Florida On The Sunshine Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For the beginning of school, The Sunshine Economy focused on the economics of education.<\/p><\/div>\n

A new school year is underway for children across Florida. A new year brings with it the potential of new learning, new skills, and new challenges.<\/p>\n

Are our kids learning what they need to in order to compete in the global job market of the future?<\/p>\n

WLRN’s Sunshine Economy<\/a> looked at the education industry with “Getting Schooled, Public Education in South Florida.”<\/p>\n

StateImpact Florida reporter\u00a0Sammy Mack\u00a0co-hosted the program with Tom Hudson<\/a>. You can listen to it here:<\/p>\n\n

Highlights from the show:<\/p>\n

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