"Let the public service be a proud and lively career. And let every man and woman who works in any area of our national government, in any branch, at any level, be able to say with pride and with honor in future years: I served in the United States government in that hour of our nations need.' President John F. Kennedy trumpeted this clarion call to a new generation in his inaugural address, Jan. 20, 1961.
If you are in your 60s or older, you came of age during the government boom at the federal level. You witnessed the birth of the Great Society, Americas massive engagement destined to eliminate poverty and open the American dream to all willing to pursue a better life and better education.
Florida, by statute, both enables and endorses failure. Florida Statute 1003.21 provides that any student who attains the age of 16 years during the school year is not subject to compulsory school attendance beyond the date upon which he or she attains that age
By now we have all heard about the presidents tour of colleges to tout his plans for making higher education more affordable. Being lectured by the head of a government in perennial deficit is interesting.
American exceptionalism is a term coined by Alexis de Tocqueville in 1831, well after the founding of our country. The founders did not use this phrase, but it is easy to see that this concept was true to their beliefs as well that this noble experiment in self-governance was genuinely inspired and vastly different than any effort in history.
It is time to Raise the bar! I keep frequently seeing commentary from pundits that questions the need for Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and from some, the specter of federal government intrusion into educational matters.
The Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF), along with our strong state university system and system of state and community colleges, contribute immensely to the education of our states aspiring scholars and to the growth of our economy.
Increases in college tuition rates combined with reductions to federal and state level financial aid are making it harder for young Floridians to attend college without forcing many to accumulate increased student debt.
Our country is a nation built upon great ideas. American values have been the key to our success and vitality; however, throughout our history it has been the muscle, sweat, ingenuity and dreams of immigrants that have fueled our nations prosperity.
You cant open a newspaper or turn on the news without hearing the words higher education, but one place you wont find those words is the U.S. Constitution.
