Monthly Archives: April 2012

Why Education CEOs Need to Care About Autism

With April marking Autism Awareness Month, a new Centers for Disease Control study shows that the prevalence of autism continues to increase significantly, from less than 100,000 children in 2002 to a projected million-plus children by 2014. The CDC first released a study in 2007 (using numbers from 2002), which estimated that less than 100,000 […]

April Government Relations Update

Education Cuts in the Florida Budget Rita Ferrandino authored a blog post for Sarasota Patch examining education spending in the recently signed $70 billion Florida state budget. Rita notes that while the budget “ostensibly provides a $1 billion funding “increase” for K-12 education, that hardly offsets last year’s cut of $1.3 billion, let alone provides […]

The Value of Spending More

As business owners, we are always looking for ways to make our companies more efficient and cost-effective. However, as any successful owner or CEO knows, “most cost-effective” does not necessarily translate to “cheapest.” This is particularly true when thinking about the professional services that any small (or large) business needs.  Certainly, you can make low […]