Tag: Rick Scott
New Florida Law in Conflict with Common Core?
Florida Governor Rick Scott signed a law that makes Algebra II an optional course for pursuing a “standard” diploma which is contrary to the Common Core.
Michelle Malkin is (Almost) Spot On
Michelle Malkin has made the Common Core State Standards the subject of her syndicated column this week which has been published not only on her own website, but at places like Townhall.com and National Review. Her first article is the first in a series on the Common Core so perhaps she’ll get to it. She [...]
Florida Governor Addresses Trinity Christian Academy’s EOC Assessment Problem
Dr. Dennis Robinson, the Headmaster of Trinity Christian Academy in Deltona, FL and President of the Florida League of Christian Schools, emailed me this afternoon to let me know his guidance counselor received a response about the end-of-course assessment debacle from Florida Governor Rick Scott via the Florida Department of Education: Dear Ms. Hellender: Governor [...]
Dennis Robinson: EOC Test Failures Present Problems for Students Transferring In
I was able to speak on the phone today with Dr. Dennis Robinson who is the Headmaster of Trinity Christian Academy in Deltona, FL and President of the Florida League of Christian Schools. I wrote yesterday about the problems the emails he and one of his staffers had sent to Florida Governor Rick Scott. Dr. [...]
The Impact of Florida’s Assessments on Private Schools
I received an email from Anne Gassel, one of our partners here, after the post on the end of course kerfuffle being experienced by at least one private school in Florida. She made some interesting comments about the impact assessments could have with Florida’s private schools. With her permission I’m sharing her thoughts here: Thinking [...]
Florida Private Schools Discriminated Against By End of Course Assessment Requirements
Florida Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Board of Education have imposed testing expectations on schools, and a couple of emails I’ve received demonstrates that the regulations are discriminatory toward private schools. I don’t know if this is intentional or by design, but it must be addressed. These emails were made public by the Project [...]
If You Fail Just Lower The Standard
What a great example given to us by the Florida Board of Education if you fail to meet your standard, then just lower it! The Board of Education decided in an emergency meeting Tuesday to lower the passing grade on the writing portion of Florida’s standardized test after preliminary results showed a drastic drop in [...]
