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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Florida</title> <atom:link href="https://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://stateimpact.npr.org/florida</link> <description>Putting Education Reform To The Test</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 May 2016 17:39:07 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.5</generator><robots>noindex, follow</robots> <item> <title>Florida Education Coverage Heading To New Home</title> <link>https://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/2016/05/13/florida-education-coverage-heading-to-new-home/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[robinsussingham]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2016 17:36:11 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/?p=24198</guid> <description><![CDATA[For more than four years, StateImpact Florida has put the state’s education policies to the test by reporting on the impact the decisions are having on the lives of students, parents, and educators. Our staff has changed over the years, but our public media reporters in Miami and Tampa never wavered in sharing stories that […]]]></description> </item> <item> <title>Head Gear For Florida High School Girls Lacrosse: Worth It?</title> <link>https://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/2016/05/02/head-gear-for-florida-high-school-girls-lacrosse-worth-it/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[robinsussingham]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2016 18:15:48 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/?p=24190</guid> <description><![CDATA[Two years ago the Florida High School Athletic Association, or FHSAA, passed a wildly unpopular mandate, requiring girls lacrosse players to wear head gear. The organization said it was responding to concussion risks — but critics say policy and public perception of risk are getting ahead of the actual data. 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But around the country, fewer than 40 percent of high school students take a physics class. In Florida , that number is much lower — only about a quarter of high school students take physics. 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When you knew that if you just sat still for a couple more hours, you and your friends could go racing out to the merry-go-round or the hopscotch court for a daily dose of fun? In many public elementary schools in Florida, recess has become a thing of the past. 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