FSA CUT SCORE WORKSHOPS PLANNED

Notice of Development of Rulemaking DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION State Board of Education RULE NO.:        RULE TITLE: 6A-1.09981        Implementation of Florida’s System of School Improvement and Accountability PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose and effect of the rule development is, primarily, to revise the rule to conform to statutory changes by creating a new school grades calculation…

PolitiFact FL : Gov. Scott’s public ed funding “truth” is mostly false

Gov. Rick Scott has a history of spinning his hand-picked “truth” on public education funding. Instead of investing, he has presided over some of the deepest cuts in history.  The chronic de-funding of Florida’s public schools keeps per pupil dollars way below the national spending average of $10,700 dollars. Florida public education advocates across the state…

Take Action: Oppose the FSA at next BOE meeting, keep demanding Exec. Order from Gov. Scott

Keep using your voices!  You’ve sent at least 40K letters to Gov. Scott and his education advisers!   Even so, Commissioner Stewart stubbornly clings to the state’s failed “education reform” ideology. We all know that politics is behind her FSA loyalty. Let’s grow the 40K+  letters you’ve sent and keep urging Gov. Scott to issue an Executive Order to…

Central FL School Boards & League of Women Voters join in FSA opposition

Our allies are growing. Far reaching groups representing millions of Florida citizens are raising their voices in opposition to using the deeply flawed 2015 Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) to grade schools and evaluate teachers. The latest to issue a statement are thirteen school districts representing the Central Florida School Public Boards Coalition.  The group sent…