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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Algebra 2 EOC Results: Has Florida Jumped The Shark?
In 1977, in an episode of the sitcom “Happy Days”, Fonzie displayed his bravery by jumping over a…
You cannot measure what makes America great. To say otherwise is Accountabaloney.
What if the accountability system is focusing on the wrong questions? What if grade level proficiency is NOT the…
Honestly? This is baloney!
The blog where we expose the real truth about proficiency, achievement levels and accountabaloney. Currently, Florida’s Board of…
Clowns from a Clown Car: Ohio joins in.
It is officially a circus and the clowns continue to pour out of the clown car. Today we…
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