In another series of events indicative of how humans affect the ecology around us, a burrowing owl–an endangered species–in Fort Lauderdale was caught in a synthetic hair weave and required rescue from park staff.
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OPINION: Yacht at the Helm – Florida Charter Schools Need Improved Oversight
Florida Charter Schools need improved oversight Marc J. Yacht, MD, MPH Florida legislative efforts to increase charter schools continue. About one in 17 Florida children attend a charter school. That’s a six-fold increase in a decade. Both not-for-profit and for-profit companies can operate charter schools. School districts can open charter schools. Charter-school teachers must be […]
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Ecology Florida Editorial: Education – “Creationism and STEM Follies”
Ecology Florida’s latest published editorial on Creationism and STEM in Florida’s charter schools
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Medical Marijuana Bills Move Foward in Florida Legislature
EDITORIAL: Florida’s Failure to Expand Medicaid Hurting Disabled Children
Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford has recently been touting his budget increases in 2014-2015 that will improve access to services for disabled citizens. He has also recently emphasized a “3% increase per student” in education funding. What he has failed to mention is that nowhere in the 2014-2015 priorities list is the expansion of Medicaid. […]
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OPINION: Health Insurance Reforms Are Working
Because Florida Republican officials are refusing federal Medicaid dollars, about 1.3 million low-income Florida residents will not get health care coverage. Before Obamacare, 4.1 million Floridians lacked health insurance. Despite Gov. Rick Scott and other Florida legislative efforts to block Medicaid expansion and enrollment, the number of Florida’s uninsured has been reduced to 3.4 million. […]
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