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Adam Putnam says Florida’s goal is to be most military friendly place in nation

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The history of modern Florida begins with the military, and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said the state needs to continue to do what it can to protect and grow its position within the industry. “The governor has made it his priority that Florida the most friendly state in the country (for military veterans and their family),” said Putnam. “Florida is not taking a defensive posture, but taking an offense posture for how aggressively we’re prepared to move to military commitment.”…

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Florida Chamber Foundation looks toward 2030 at education summit

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Creating a talented workforce involves collaboration from educators, business leaders and the local community. That was the message the Florida Chamber Foundation hoped to send Thursday during its annual Learners to Earners Education Summit. The one-day event brings together the business community, workforce professionals and education leaders to brainstorm how they can connect students to future career opportunities. “This is all about the students,” said Tony Carvajal, executive vice president of the Florida Chamber Foundation. “All of you can participate.…

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Harris Rosen hopes to replicate success of Tangelo Park project

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Education has always played a role in Harris Rosen’s life. Growing up, his parents continually emphasized its importance. He was the first child in his family to graduate from college. And in the 1990s, the Orlando hotelier launched a project to provide education opportunities to children in Tangelo Park. Two decades later, he is launching a similar program in Orlando’s Parramore neighborhood. And on Thursday, Rosen said his dream is to have a similar program in every underserved community across…

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Florida Chamber Foundation encourages business, education leaders to focus on talent pipeline

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The most important tool in the economic development toolkit might have little to do with tax incentives. Mark Wilson, the president and CEO of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, said Thursday that talent is “replacing the tax incentive as the economic tool of choice” in Florida. This should encourage business, community and education leaders to prioritize the creation of a talented, homegrown workforce. “We have 1,000 people a day moving to Florida. When employers look at where they’re going to…

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Florida Chamber Foundation focuses on making students ‘prosperous for the rest of their life’

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The Florida Chamber Foundation wants to make sure the next generation’s careers get a running state. The foundation will hold its annual education summit in Orlando on Thursday. The one-day Learners to Earners Education Summit is meant to bring together stakeholders to discuss how to make sure students are prepared for the workforce. “It has evolved into … what’s our responsibility to a student to make sure they’re prosperous for the rest of their life,” said Tony Carvajal, executive vice…

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Rick Scott, Florida Chamber Foundation hosting education summits

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Get ready to focus on education, Orlando. Gov. Rick Scott will host a “Degrees to Jobs Summit” in Orlando later this month. The two-day summit will come about a month after Senate President-Designate Joe Negron took a tour of the state’s public universities. “Since December 2010, the hardworking businesses of our state have created more than 1,056,000 jobs,” said Scott in a video announcing the summit. “To continue this success, our higher education system most focus on preparing students for…

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Today on Context Florida: School inequity, the working disabled, boss phishing and political posturing

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Today on Context Florida: Julie Delegal discusses school inequity in Florida, which is getting serious scrutiny on several fronts. Now is the time to take a good look at whether the changes we’ve endured — mass privatization, real-dollar funding decreases, high-stakes testing, and loss of local school board authority — gets us closer to carrying out our constitutional duty to our children. Meanwhile, the Legislature has all but completed its power-grab from local school districts with a new, inter-district, open-enrollment scheme,…

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