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…
Questions About Computer Adaptive Tests
In Florida it is testing season. For my local high school, that means state-mandated Accountability assessments (End-of-Course/EOC exams…
If You Give a State a Hammer…
In the 1960s, Abraham Kaplan, a Professor of Philosophy at UCLA, urged scientists to exercise good judgment in…
President Passidomo Promises Serious Headway
Today, at 3:45 PM, the Senate Education PreK-12 committee will hold a workshop on “Recommendations to Reduce Regulations…
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…
F.A.S.T. Has Absolutely Increased State Testing Time
Yesterday, on 10/19/23, Florida’s State Board of Education approved cut scores for Florida’s new F.A.S.T. assessments. These cut…
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,…
A Perversion Of What Public Schooling Is All About
In 1983, James Harvey was the Chief of Staff at the National Institute of Education and was a…
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…
Celebrating the End of the FSA? Not so F.A.S.T.
There was a big announcement by Governor DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education today. “On September 14,…
Using the SAT for School Grades? What Justifies that Baloney?
“Mathematics, Science, being able to use the English language – these tests don’t measure it and they don’t…
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