CALL TO ACTION: Recalculate Algebra 2 Course Grades for Students Harmed by Eliminated Algebra 2 EOC
Please help us encourage Governor Scott and the Board of Education to recalculate the course grades for students…
Florida Schools’ Mental Health Crisis Won’t be Solved with Hope or Gimmicks.
Richard Corcoran held a press conference on 10/11/17 announcing new legislation providing vouchers to the “private school of…
Innovations, Unintended Consequences and a Call for True Accountability
In the late 1990s, charter schools were sold to the country, in part, on the premise that they…
Don’t Miss “Schools Without Rules: An Orlando Sentinel Investigation”
“Private schools in Florida will collect nearly $1 billion in state-backed scholarships this year through a system so…
More Research Needed: Does this Study Demonstrate the Positive Effects of a Voucher Program or the Negative Effects of Accountabaloney?
In Florida, public schools are graded, almost entirely based on student standardized test scores, and then either rewarded…
Florida’s Schools are Resegregating and Our Accountability System Doesn’t Work
Recently, Dr. Gary Orfield spoke with Jeffrey Solocheck for his Tampa Bay Times Gradepost Podcast, regarding Orfield’s recent…
In Times of Crisis, Communities Rely on Their Schools and Vice Versa
In times of crisis, schools need their communities and communities need their schools. They are more than just…
Why Mandate the Construction of Unsafe Substandard Schools?
In 2016, State Representative Erik Fresen (who was employed by Civica, an architectural firm that builds charter schools, and whose brother-in-law runs…
Increasing the Market for Baloney: Are Universal Vouchers like Lunchables?
Lunchables were very popular in my kids’ elementary school cafeteria. Marketed as convenient prepackaged school lunch, they are…
Reverse the Damage Done by the Eliminated Algebra 2 EOC
Over the last 2 years, almost 142,000 Florida students failed their Algebra 2 End of Course (EOC) assessment,…
What is Your Level 4 EOC Score Worth? It Depends on Which County You Live In…
ACCOUNTABALONEY ALERT: How your child’s state mandated End of Course (EOC) exam score is translated to their final course…
Florida’s “Low Performing” B Schools
Florida’s school grades were released in the middle of my summer vacation to much fanfare. Many districts and schools…
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