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Monday, April 18th, 2011As you know, this Session I am the proud sponsor of the Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives Act. House Bill 7219 consolidates all state-level food and nutrition programs under one state agency, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, increasing the capability of school food and nutrition programs to collectively make a positive impact on [...]
McKeel Champions Move to Strengthen the State’s School Nutrition Program
Friday, April 1st, 2011Commissioner Putnam Applauds the House State Affairs Committee for Voting in Support of Bill to Improve School Nutrition Tallahassee, FL – The House State Affairs Committee today joined the Senate Agriculture Committee in supporting Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam’s Healthy Schools for Healthy Lives Act, a bill intended to expand school access to Florida’s fresh fruits [...]
Rep. McKeel and House Bill 7019 – Student Success and Teacher Quality
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011Today and tomorrow the Florida House will consider House Bill 7019– Student Success and Teacher Quality, a personnel initiative seeking to end guaranteed tenure by linking evaluations, performance pay and employment decisions with student learning gains. I believe it’s appropriate here to share with you the detailed analysis I’ve gone through when considering how I [...]
Higher Education Make Top 10 Report
Friday, July 2nd, 2010As I’ve often said, Florida’s economic recovery will depend on our ability to diversify the state’s economy. Our higher education system plays a key role in that effort. Last week, Community College Week’s annual Top 10 Report revealed that Florida colleges lead America’s more than 1,200 community colleges in providing a high-quality affordable education.
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