How School Grades led to the Elimination of Recess
On Wednesday, January 25, 2017, during a brief introduction, Florida Commissioner of Education, Pam Stewart, explained both how…
Senator Negron Explains Why Parents Should Opt Out of Public Ed but Not Standardized Testing.
WUSF’s Cathy Carter interviewed Florida’s new Senate President, Joe Negron, regarding his education agenda for the upcoming session….
Let Florida Voters hold the Commissioner Accountable for Accountabaloney
For most of us, the November 8th election cannot come soon enough. Still, there is one race missing…
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, 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…
Student Achievement and FSA Validity: More Accountabaloney
A test is only valid if the results are used in a valid way. If a test’s results…
Vaccines, FSA, Santa Claus and a side of Baloney
On 2/29/16, the Tampa Bay Times reported Florida Education Commissioner, Pam Stewart, in a conference call with superintendents, stated her…
2016 FSA Administration: Ready or Not, Here it Comes
On February 25, 2016, my son’s 3rd grade Florida State Assessment (FSA) score report was delivered to his…
Feb 16, 2016, Accountabaloney Press Release: Parents ask Lawmakers to “Smell the Baloney”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Parents ask Lawmakers to “Smell the Baloney” Today, a group of…
Algebra 1 EOC: Ridiculously High Stakes
5/22/2016, ACCOUNTABALONEY UPDATE: At the 2016 Spring FOIL Conference (Florida Organization of Instructional Leaders), The FLDOE gave a presentation…
SB1360: Questions for Senator Gaetz
Somewhere in Florida, Spring 2017: Anne is a student at school “A”, a perpetually “A” rated school in…
Don’t Blame Godby for Florida’s Accountabaloney Policies
When you combine a flawed metric with high stakes reward and/or punishment, you get Accountabaloney. Florida’s education policy…
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