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Measuring and addressing disparities in early executive function skills

The FED Said Disparities in executive function skills by socioeconomic status are observed by the time children reach age two Research from a number of disciplines provides evidence that disparities in early experiences are often correlated with family income or parental education. Recent work by Stephanie Carlson and colleagues shows that gaps in measures of […] Read more

Southeast Rural Manufacturing: A Rural-Urban Divide

The FED Said The latest U.S. jobs reports shows that employment growth remains strong in the United States, helping push the unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly 50 years. Although employment growth in the Southeast generally mirrors national trends, a look below the hood shows that the jobs recovery from the Great Recession has been […] Read more

Crowd Funding Closes the Gap

While efforts to retrain workforce and grow new businesses are necessary there is a huge gap in our preparation of the workforce of tomorrow.  The statistics are crushing.  In a time when our entire workforce needs to improve their skills to face the challenges of the new technological age, we are letting skill sets atrophy […] Read more

Parental Involvment

Florida ranked one of the best for parent involvement in education – Tampa Business News – Local Tampa News | The Tampa Bay Business Journal The Center for Education Reform ranked Florida as one of the best for potential pa… by Jo-Lynn Brown on Apr 17, 2013 7:33 AM The Center for Education Reform ranked Florida as […] Read more

Quick Law …

Stetson, USF partner for quicker path to law degree from Tampa Business News – Local Tampa News | The Tampa Bay Business Journal by Jane Meinhardt Stetson University College of Law and the University of South Florida have partnered for a new “3+3” program that allows qualified students to earn both a bachelor’s and JD degree within six […] Read more