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…
Clowns from a Clown Car: Ohio joins in.
It is officially a circus and the clowns continue to pour out of the clown car. Today we…
Become a Warrior in a Twitter Army!
We have heard from countless teachers and parents who want to advocate for common sense, non-test focused accountability…
Trust in Accountability Must Be Earned
Right now, Florida’s current accountability system in education is holding on by a lifeline. We all want a…
Better Outcomes. Fewer Tests. Not Imaginary.
Across Florida, parents are concerned about the over emphasis of high stakes testing in our public schools. We…
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