We feel in the areas important from an academic standpoint, we have really met the standard.

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Everyone looking for a job will find one.

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We've got a business climate conducive to business creation, and that produces jobs. We have heard from a number of businesses that they're having trouble finding qualified workers.

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If you want a job, you've got a job.

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Certainly it's a good thing for workers who've seen their earning power threatened by high real estate costs and high energy costs. It comes at a very good time for them.

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There is an awareness of the program. We think it is human nature. In the month of March, it's probably not on people's minds yet.

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Florida is very proud of what we've been able to accomplish in offering universal pre-kindergarten to all children. At this point we are not even through the first year of the program and yet we've already enrolled over 105,000 children.

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The business climate is such that companies are finding it easy to expand and create jobs.

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Studies show that not all children are ready with the basic skills like recognizing numbers and letters . . . when they reach kindergarten, which puts them at a huge disadvantage. This is intended to bridge the gap.

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