Florida’s Middle School Math Problems: A Perfect Storm
Why did Florida’s 8th grade National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) math scores plummet? We believe it may be…
Trust Us, You Need to Change This
On the off chance Florida’s Department of Education might be listening, we offer this advice: Today, Florida Education…
Why Do We Send Our Kids to School?
What is the purpose of public education? Is it economic development “plain and simple”, as suggested by Florida…
FSA Cut Scores, a Call to Action and the Ingredients in Accountabaloney
On January 6, 2016, at 9AM, Florida’s Board of Education will meet to (finally) decide the cut scores…
Don’t Blame Godby for Florida’s Accountabaloney Policies
When you combine a flawed metric with high stakes reward and/or punishment, you get Accountabaloney. Florida’s education policy…
Guess what? It’s Even Dumber Than We Thought
On Monday, 12/21/16, the Florida Education Association (FEA) filed formal complaints criticizing Florida’s Best and Brightest teacher scholarship program…
Worst and Dumbest, the Sequel
Representative Eric Fresen’s (District 114, Miami) much maligned “Best and Brightest Scholarship” program, which snuck into Florida statute…
FEE Panel Agrees: Raising Proficiency Levels Demands Accountabaloney Pause
On January 4, 2016, Florida’s State Board of Education will be setting the cut-scores/determining proficiency levels for the…
Is the Honesty Gap a Distraction?
On October 22, 2015, education reformers from around the nation converged on Denver, Colorado, for the Foundation for…
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Algebra 2 EOC Results: Has Florida Jumped The Shark?
In 1977, in an episode of the sitcom “Happy Days”, Fonzie displayed his bravery by jumping over a…
You cannot measure what makes America great. To say otherwise is Accountabaloney.
What if the accountability system is focusing on the wrong questions? What if grade level proficiency is NOT the…
Honestly? This is baloney!
The blog where we expose the real truth about proficiency, achievement levels and accountabaloney. Currently, Florida’s Board of…
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