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Parents Consult Attorneys Over Retention Policies

Posted on June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 by Sue Legg

Opt Out Parents are seeking legal remedies over Florida’s third grade retention policies. According to Politico, parents whose children attended the FSA testing session but did not take the test will be retained. In this article, parents are interviewed across Florida.

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Testing Reform to Rise Again

Posted on May 31, 2016May 31, 2016 by Sue Legg

Is there hope for a rational testing system? Senator Don Gaetz has been a moderating voice on Florida’s overwrought testing and accountability system. He called for the reduction of the weight from 50% to 30% of the student gain scores that are counted in teacher evaluations. Then, in the 2015 session, he proposed substituting national tests like the SAT and ACT for the FSA. Since college bound students must take these tests anyway, it is redundant to have them sit for state assessments as well.

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Third Grade FSA: Where Not Passing Does Not Mean Failing Unless…

Posted on May 29, 2016May 29, 2016 by Sue Legg

In Florida, a child does not have to pass the third grade Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) English Language Arts test to be promoted. So why call level three the ‘passing level’ when children earning a level two are promoted?

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Charter Fraud Investigation Spreads

Posted on May 27, 2016May 27, 2016 by Sue Legg

Criminal charges of grand theft, money laundering, fraud and aggravated white collar crime hit four Escambia and Pinellas charter schools. Now even more are involved in Duval. Why?