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Whether you live in Florida, are considering moving here, or are just visiting, you may not be aware of the high marks the Sunshine State earns for its public education system. Just last year, Florida ranked first in the nation for teacher quality, first in the nation in advanced placement participation, and first in the southern region for graduation rate and degrees awarded by the Florida College System. Florida's fourth graders ranked second in the world, just behind fourth graders in Hong Kong, on an international reading assessment. US News & World Report included four Florida magnet high schools in its top 10 magnet high school list. Newsweek named two Florida high schools in its top 10 list and Education Next ranked Florida second in the nation in educational progress over the past 10 years.
Floridians have a lot to be proud of when it comes to education.
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Success Stories
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In celebration of National Engineering Week, engineers from Lockheed Martin visited with more than 200 pre-engineering magnet program students at Roosevelt Middle School in West Palm Beach.
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Terrence Smith, a music student at Miami Arts Charter School (MAC), won a coveted spot playing in the violin section of the National Youth Symphony Orchestra (NYO-USA).
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The Orange County Public School District's Transition Program is making a real difference in the lives of students with disabilities by helping them develop skills for a successful future.