FL Teachers – In their own words

This blog is publishing some real talk from teachers. It’s essential that we gain first person insight about what it means to find the grace to be present for students while coping with economic sabotage and the stifling loss of classroom autonomy. For obvious reasons, these Florida teachers must remain anonymous. Salary too low to…

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)* – Making A+ schools look like failures. How Florida Hitched Itself to a Flawed System of Accountability

FundEducationNow.org 07/06/09 *Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), HB 991, a priority of Education Commissioner Dr. Eric Smith was signed into law last month by Governor Crist.  Required as part of the Federal No Child Left Behind Act, AYP measures schools based on a pass/fail system.  To achieve AYP, schools must meet proficiency benchmarks in 39 separate…