Senator Negron Explains Why Parents Should Opt Out of Public Ed but Not Standardized Testing.
WUSF’s Cathy Carter interviewed Florida’s new Senate President, Joe Negron, regarding his education agenda for the upcoming session….
Time to Circle the Wagons and Protect Public Schools
On November 22, 2016, I spoke before my Monroe County School Board, imploring them to take the threat of…
When Bullard Loses, Public Education Loses.
UPDATE (11/27/2016): While investigating President-elect Trump’s choice for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, we discovered that her organization,…
Let Florida Voters hold the Commissioner Accountable for Accountabaloney
For most of us, the November 8th election cannot come soon enough. Still, there is one race missing…
The Cure for Accountabaloney: Vote the Sausage Makers OUT
In December 2015, Congress passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), an overhaul of No Child Left Behind…
When Scientific American Warns Against Ignoring the Humanities, the FLBOE Should Listen
In the upcoming October issue of Scientific American, an editorial warns that, while STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and…
Florida’s Voucher are Good Because They’re Cheap…
In case you missed it, on 6/22/2016, Florida’s Board of Education member, Gary Chartrand, explained the real purpose…
Why I Want an Actual Teacher Teaching My Child
In case you missed it, I had an op-ed published in The Washington Post this summer. Originally published…
Bad Math Either Way
On Friday, 9/23/2016, Hillsborough County Superintendent Jeff Eakins, representing the Florida Association of District School Superintendents (FADSS), will address…
The Hazards of Playing the Accelerated Math Game
This is the Accountabaloney Math Blog where a superintendent admits administrators participate in “gamesmanship” to influence school grades…
FSBA: Take A Moral Stand, Drop the Appeals
On August 26, 2016, Judge Karen Gievers released her ruling granting some temporary relief in Rhea vs Florida…
Skip Ahead or Remediate? Compliance Rather Than Commitment
A student who scored a 329 (or a Level 2) on their 7th grade Math Florida Standards Assessment…
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