Are You Smart Enough to Promote a 3rd Grader?
These students are looking to be promoted to 4th grade in Florida. Read their stories and decide who…
Did Florida Legislators Intend to Retain Proficient Readers?
By now, every third grade student being threatened with retention due to their performance (or, in some cases,…
What Is the Goal of the Algebra 1 EOC?
It’s that time of the year: all across Florida, the children are crying, stressed and overwhelmed. Why? It…
FSA Technical Report: Looking For What Isn’t There
“Looking For What Isn’t There,” the Brief Version: Almost since the day the Department of Education signed the…
Funding & Other Baloney Part II: How You Spend It Matters A Lot
In Part I of this series, we questioned whether Florida’s embarrassingly low per pupil spending, in the face…
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…
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…
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“What was educationally significant and hard to measure has been replaced by what is educationally insignificant and…
The Coming Accountabaloney Showdown
Get your popcorn ready! The circus is definitely coming to town. With Florida’s Superintendents stealing the limelight with…
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