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In K-12 Student Achievement, Florida was No. 7, based in part on outstanding student participation and performance in Advanced Placement (AP) programs. > The College Board ranked Florida 4th in the nation for the percentage of 2007 public high school graduates passing an AP exam. > Three Florida high schools were among the top 10 in a 2007 ranking of America's Best High Schools by U.S. News and World Report. > Florida was one of only four states to show significant improvement in 4th-and 8th-grade reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress - tests taken by students in all states. Whether preparing young people for further education or direct entry into the workforce, or helping adults acquire the skills they need to assume new jobs in life sciences, information technology or other fast-growing industry sectors, community colleges in Florida play a pivotal role in workforce readiness.
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Striving for Excellence
Not only is Florida a great place to live and work, it's an increasingly excellent place to learn. Consider this:
> The 2008 Quality Counts report - a national comparison of state education systems - put Florida's public school system among the nation's top 15. In K-12 Student Achievement, Florida was No. 7, based in part on outstanding student participation and performance in Advanced Placement (AP) p...See the full content of this document
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