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)…
The Value of Preschool
Should a newly published report out of Boston, regarding the long term effects of preschool, influence recent changes…
Bill Update: Halfway through Session
We are halfway through Florida’s 2021 legislative session. Here’s a quick look at some of the bills we…
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…
With All That “Robust Progress Monitoring” Data, Why Do We Need to Administer the FSA At All?
Come on, Florida, apply for a waiver, already! After requiring all districts to collect “robust progress monitoring” data…
A Review of Committee Week #1 and a Look Ahead to Committee Week #2 – January 25-29, 2021.
A flurry of bills hostile to public schools and public school employees were filed this week, including a…
The 3 Education Studies of 2020 That Florida’s Legislators Should Read.
Earlier this month, Edutopia published their list of “The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2020.” We found three…
“Testing Students This Spring Would Be A Mistake”- Especially in Florida
Lorrie A. Shepard, PhD is a University Distinguished Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in their Research and Evaluation Methodology…
Covid, NAEP and Mandated State Assessments
Last week, the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) postponed the scheduled January 2021 administration of the National Assessment…
Nothing Standard About This School Year: #WaiveTheFSA
How is your school year going so far? Did your school year begin face-to-face or virtually? Are students…
Georgia Is Leading. Who Will Follow?
In Atlanta, they can smell the accountabaloney and they aren’t afraid to do something about it. On June…
No one wants to go back… to the status quo
A few weeks ago, in the midst of the COVID pandemic, a friend shared this meme: Then, this…
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