The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education released its latest report that evaluates the state’s colleges and universities. Florida didn’t do too well.
• Only 27 percent of Florida high school students take at least one upper-level science course, compared with 46 percent in the top states.
• Only 68 percent of freshmen at four-year colleges in Florida return for their sophomore year, compared with 82 percent in the top states.
• The proportion of 25- to 34-year-olds with a college degree in Florida is 27 percent, 10 percentage points less than the top states. Fifteen countries, including Japan, Korea, France and Canada, also surpass Florida on this measure.
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