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Peer reviewedClemons, Mae O.; Peters, Howard A., III – Journal of Correctional Education, 1994
The goal of the Florida Department of Corrections is to be innovative leader in the criminal justice system, to be best-managed public agency in the Florida state government, and to be number-one correctional system in the nation. The Illinois Department of Corrections has initiated aggressive efforts to recruit qualified minority applicants to…
Descriptors: Administration, Affirmative Action, Correctional Institutions, Cultural Differences
Lewis, Donald Marion – Today's Education, 1979
The problems and intricacies involved in fairly interpreting and applying federally mandated testing legislation are discussed in terms of the competency-testing issue evolving in many Florida public high schools. (LH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Black Students, Court Litigation
Peer reviewedPaulson, Darryl; Ball, Doris – Urban Education, 1984
Discusses trend toward minimum competency tests (MCTs) as a requirement for receiving high school graduation. Summarizes criticisms of such testing, and discusses Florida's experience with the MCT, especially in relation to minorities. Concludes that the use of MCTs is potentially discriminatory. (CJM)
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Black Students, Competency Based Education, Educational Philosophy
Miami-Dade Community Coll., FL. – 1983
Questions and answers are presented concerning the consequences for higher education of the passage of the RAISE Bill (Senate Bill 357), a comprehensive education bill designed to raise educational standards in Florida. This statement by Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) covers: (1) the bill and its provisions for higher education; (2) ways in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedMartinez, Bob – Journal of State Government, 1988
America is still a land of opportunity for immigrants from all lands. This is especially true for Florida's Hispanic population. Led by its first Hispanic governor, Florida is setting the pace in helping minorities enter America's mainstream. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Demography, Dropout Programs, Economic Climate
Peer reviewedHoover, Mary E. Rhodes – Negro Educational Review, 1984
Argues that the Florida Teacher Certification Examination is culturally, linguistically, and philosophically biased against minorities. Suggested alternatives to testing are implementation of knowledge about effective schools, teacher workshops on effective techniques and attitudes for teaching nonachievers, and improved early education. (CMG)
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Teachers, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textFlorida State Postsecondary Education Planning Commission, Tallahassee. – 1995
This report presents the results of a review of health professions education in Florida and the social and economic forces affecting the supply and demand for health professionals in the state. Individual sections focus on medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, public health, nursing, physician assistantship, physical therapy,…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Curriculum, Colleges, Cultural Pluralism
