Did Florida Legislators Intend to Retain Proficient Readers?
By now, every third grade student being threatened with retention due to their performance (or, in some cases,…
2016 Third Grade FSA Scores, Honor Roll Students and Other Baloney
Last week, the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) released the results of the 2016 3rd grade English Language…
What Is the Goal of the Algebra 1 EOC?
It’s that time of the year: all across Florida, the children are crying, stressed and overwhelmed. Why? It…
Bull-Hockey and Other Prohibited Test Prep
The word “Prohibit” means “to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law.” The word “Bull-Hockey” means… well, you’ll have to figure that out on your…
PROJECT: Trying to Find Y
Parents, Teachers, Students: We need your help! We have significant concerns regarding Florida’s current advanced math sequence and…
FSA Technical Report: Looking For What Isn’t There
“Looking For What Isn’t There,” the Brief Version: Almost since the day the Department of Education signed the…
ICYMI: The Florida Charter Study is Baloney
This post has been modified to included more specific information regarding Dr. Jay Greene’s testimony during the Citizens…
Funding & Other Baloney Part II: How You Spend It Matters A Lot
In Part I of this series, we questioned whether Florida’s embarrassingly low per pupil spending, in the face…
Funding & Other Baloney, Part I: 4th Grade Reading Scores and “Efficiency”
I will venture a guess that no one truly believes the measure of a high quality education system should…
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…
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