Innovations, Unintended Consequences and a Call for True Accountability
In the late 1990s, charter schools were sold to the country, in part, on the premise that they…
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…
Florida’s “Low Performing” B Schools
Florida’s school grades were released in the middle of my summer vacation to much fanfare. Many districts and schools…
Yes, Fred, Sometimes Smart Parents Choose a D School
Over the last few weeks I have been mocked by Ed Reformers when I suggest parents might want…
SB796’s Massive Conflict of Interest for State BOE May Lead to More Accountabaloney
On April 25, 2017, Senate Appropriations Chair waited until the last 8 minutes of a 4 hour meeting…
Question for Florida: What Will You Do To Stop This?
On Thursday, April 12th, the Florida House passed HB5105 which rapidly advances the privatization of Florida’s public schools…
Realtors and Homeowners Should Worry About SB926/HB773
SB926 and HB773, deemed the “Fewer Better Tests” bills by Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Florida’s Future, contain language…
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…
Bad Math Either Way
On Friday, 9/23/2016, Hillsborough County Superintendent Jeff Eakins, representing the Florida Association of District School Superintendents (FADSS), will address…
The Hazards of Playing the Accelerated Math Game
This is the Accountabaloney Math Blog where a superintendent admits administrators participate in “gamesmanship” to influence school grades…
Skip Ahead or Remediate? Compliance Rather Than Commitment
A student who scored a 329 (or a Level 2) on their 7th grade Math Florida Standards Assessment…
What Do Florida’s School Grades REALLY tell you?
“What was educationally significant and hard to measure has been replaced by what is educationally insignificant and…
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