Florida’s School Grade Calculations: the Only Constant is Change
On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, the Florida Board of Education (FLBOE) will vote for yet another change in…
M4L Supports Parental Rights Except When It Doesn’t
On 12/12/23, Florida’s Senate Fiscal Policy committee heard this session’s there deregulation bills: SB7000, SB7002, and SB7004. Deregulation…
3rd grade | Competency Based Education | High Stakes Test | Retention | School Grades | Teacher Shortage
Three Republican Senators Start the DeRegulation Conversation
While Florida’s State Board of Education (FLBOE) passed on its responsibility to review the entirety of the Early…
3rd grade | Disruptors gonna disrupt | High Stakes Test | Privatization | School Choice | Superintendents
Prediction: Florida’s De-reg Will NOT Include the Policies Designed to Advance School Privatization
On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, the Florida State Board of Education (FLBOE) is required to submit their de-regulation…
Has F.A.S.T. Testing Lived Up to Its Promises?
If you are frustrated with the amount of instructional time wasted by state mandated standardized testing in Florida,…
Senator Diaz Files Student Assessment Bill: SB1048
On September 14, 2021, Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference in which he announced a legislative proposal…
Did Florida’s Third Graders Really Show In-Person Instruction Led to Better Learning Outcomes?
On June 22, 2021, the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) released this year’s Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) English Language Arts (ELA)…
Bright Futures and Other Destructive Bills Are on the Move
This week, public pressure led to the temporary postponement of SB86, this year’s bill chipping away at Florida’s…
Governor Waives Statewide Testing Requirements… For Some.
With public schools converting to distal learning during a global pandemic, after hearing the calls from parents from…
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…
A Brief Letter to Pam Stewart
Mrs. Pam Stewart Commissioner of Education Florida Department of Education Dear Commissioner Stewart, Please stop using 4th grade…
Are You Smart Enough to Promote a 3rd Grader?
These students are looking to be promoted to 4th grade in Florida. Read their stories and decide who…
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