Teaching to the Test: When is Enough Actually Enough?
On March 15, 2016, my Monroe County School Board got into a discussion regarding whether the district was…
Florida’s Testing Obsession: Threats, Lies, and the Emotional Toll.
The end of March put testing season in Florida into full swing and that means Stress with a…
Florida, 3rd Grade Retention and Transparency: Clear as Mud
It’s difficult to be transparent when you don’t really want people to understand the law; especially the law…
Accountabaloney On Trial: Day One
Today, broadcast live on The Florida Channel, Accountabaloney went on trial. For Florida’s public school advocates, and perhaps…
Student Achievement and FSA Validity: More Accountabaloney
A test is only valid if the results are used in a valid way. If a test’s results…
Vaccines, FSA, Santa Claus and a side of Baloney
On 2/29/16, the Tampa Bay Times reported Florida Education Commissioner, Pam Stewart, in a conference call with superintendents, stated her…
2016 FSA Administration: Ready or Not, Here it Comes
On February 25, 2016, my son’s 3rd grade Florida State Assessment (FSA) score report was delivered to his…
CALL TO ACTION: Stop the Poorly Designed CBE Pilot (SB1714)
CALL TO ACTION. IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUIRED This Thursday, February 25, 2016, the Florida Senate Appropriations Committee will hear…
Online “I can smell the education accountabaloney” Toolkit
Do you smell the accountabaloney? Join us in calling it out. We are hoping to create a strong…
Feb 16, 2016, Accountabaloney Press Release: Parents ask Lawmakers to “Smell the Baloney”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Parents ask Lawmakers to “Smell the Baloney” Today, a group of…
What Do Florida’s School Grades REALLY tell you?
“What was educationally significant and hard to measure has been replaced by what is educationally insignificant and…
Algebra 1 EOC: Ridiculously High Stakes
5/22/2016, ACCOUNTABALONEY UPDATE: At the 2016 Spring FOIL Conference (Florida Organization of Instructional Leaders), The FLDOE gave a presentation…
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