Hoping for the B.E.S.T.? Using SAT/ACT Scores to Calculate School Grades Probably Won’t Get Us There.
On Friday, 1/24/2020, Governor DeSantis released a slick PR packet, celebrating Florida’s new K-12 Education Standards, following a…
Florida Standards Listening Tour Coming to a Location (somewhat) Near You
The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) wants to know what you think about the state’s new draft of public…
Teacher Exodus is a Direct Result of Accountabaloney
“We’re concerned about equity in education. You will never achieve equity by spending the few resources that you…
Prediction: State Test Score Release Will Result in Accountabaloney.
State mandated standardized test scores and the resultant school grade calculations are due out any day now. There…
Testing Season in Florida: This is Not a Work of Excellence.
“What was educationally significant and hard to measure has been replaced by what is educationally insignificant and easy…
Maine Takes a Giant Step Towards Eliminating Accountabaloney!
Maine just took a giant step forward towards eliminating accountabaloney! As outlined by Peter Greene in Forbes, Maine’s…
ICYMI: Florida Education Policy, Not Common Core, Encourages “Teaching to the Test.”
On Thursday, January 31st, Governor Ron DeSantis created quite a stir in the education advocacy community when he…
Student Success vs Gamesmanship
At the June 26th Monroe County School Board workshop, the recently released 2017-2018 State Assessment Scores were discussed….
Is the Real Fraud the Misinterpretation of NAEP data?
Monday’s Key West Citizen included a column by syndicated columnist, Walter E. Williams, titled “Education fraud continues to…
CALL TO ACTION: Recalculate Algebra 2 Course Grades for Students Harmed by Eliminated Algebra 2 EOC
Please help us encourage Governor Scott and the Board of Education to recalculate the course grades for students…
More Research Needed: Does this Study Demonstrate the Positive Effects of a Voucher Program or the Negative Effects of Accountabaloney?
In Florida, public schools are graded, almost entirely based on student standardized test scores, and then either rewarded…
What is Your Level 4 EOC Score Worth? It Depends on Which County You Live In…
ACCOUNTABALONEY ALERT: How your child’s state mandated End of Course (EOC) exam score is translated to their final course…
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