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00000173-d94c-dc06-a17f-ddddb3f20000The Public Insight Network is all about listening to you. It relies on your personal experiences and expertise.Click here to sign up and tell us a little about yourself. Your knowledge informs the newsroom. We'll send you an occasional email asking if you have personal experience or expertise on a story we are covering. The information goes to our Public Insight Network analyst, Katie Lepri, who will look for coverage ideas as well as potential sources. You may then be contacted with further questions or for a formal interview. Any information you provide is confidential and is not used for marketing, fundraising or advertising purposes. Anything you tell us will only be published with your permission by the Miami Herald Media Company, which includes El Nuevo Herald and WLRN. Learn more about our confidentiality and privacy policy. Below, take a look at the stories network participants have helped inform.

What Did You Learn In School This Year? Tell Us Your Story

WLRN 91.3 FM | By Sammy Mack

Published May 24, 2013 at 11:18 AM EDT

It was a big year for education policy in Florida.

The state changed high school graduation requirements, started phasing out FCAT with tests based on new national standards, expanded online education options and approved a one-time teacher pay raise.

But as the school year comes to a close, we want to know: What did you really learn in school this year?

Tell us the story of your biggest lesson, most surprising realization or proudest classroom accomplishment.

Are you a teacher who learned to love the Common Core? Did a professor help you understand a subject better? Or maybe your biggest lesson was how to navigate lunchroom politics. We want to hear from teachers, parents, faculty and students.

You can tell us your stories of getting schooled through the Public Insight Network (which, if you haven’t heard of it, is a great way to connect and share with journalists from across the state.)

Or send an email to smack@miamiherald.com.