Minimize Testing
@MinimizeTesting
Goal: to reduce the amount of standardized testing in the MCSD to the minimal amount required by law and replace it with more authentic learning experiences.
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and four members of Fla Senate - @jasonbrodeur @DannyBurgessFL @JoeGruters @isayray - voted for the BF guarantee while they were in the House. So four more who flipped on the issue
Here are the 10 senators who flip-flopped on Bright Futures: @dennisbaxley @AaronPBean @JeffreyBrandes @DougBroxson @WiltonSimpson @SenatorGainer @debbie_mayfield @Kathleen4SWFL @kellistargel Sen. Travis Hutson
We are halfway through #Florida's 2021 legislative session. Here's a quick look at some of the bills we are following and what to watch this week: #SB86, #HB545 #HB1475 #SB78 #HB529 #SB582 #SB48 #HB7045 #SB1014 accountabaloney.com/index.php/2021…
Arizona's business community is beginning to speak out in opposition to ESAs (like those advanced in Florida's #SB48) and the privatization of public education. "Public education is the single most powerful economic development tool we have as a state." azcapitoltimes.com/news/2021/02/1…
This week Florida’s Education Appropriation Cmte approved a similar measure #SB48 with an “indeterminate” impact on state funding. It is irresponsible and foolish. @SenMannyDiazJr @DougBroxson @kellistargel
I’m tempted to use the word “fools,” but I’ll just relay the facts. Rushing forward on ideological grounds, WV house passes a private school voucher bill, then realizes the cost is astronomical & pulls it back. SC basically did same thing in 2019-20. 1/x wvgazettemail.com/news/education…
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WV House pulls back likely unprecedented non-public school vouchers bill, citing financial issues
After passing what could be the nation’s least-restrictive nonpublic school vouchers bill Thursday — one that would give every family in West Virginia money to private- and home-school their children
Great idea. “This spring and summer should not be filled with extra lessons,” the letter says. “Children, teachers and parents need time and space to recover from the stress that the past year has placed on them." theguardian.com/society/2021/f…
Great idea. “This spring and summer should not be filled with extra lessons,” the letter says. “Children, teachers and parents need time and space to recover from the stress that the past year has placed on them." theguardian.com/society/2021/f…
"FEE’s Floridian roots do have one undeniable pedagogic function: they make the blatant hucksterism at the heart of the education reform movement much harder to deny. FL, after all, has played host to more grand swindles than any other state." The grand swindle lives on in #SB48
A fitting policy direction for a state that has played host to more grand swindles than any other state. thebaffler.com/salvos/jebfest…
Great advice from a former Superintendent of the Voorheesville district in upstate New York. #WaiveSpringTesting @teachcardona @EducationFL dianeravitch.net/2020/12/12/ter…
Well done Texas: "The Texas Education Agency announced today that A-F ratings would be paused for 2020-21 school year due to the ongoing disruptions associated with COVID-19." tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news…
Great new for Missourians! Will Florida's children see relief? @EducationFL @richardcorcoran
Well done Missouri State Board of Education! When will Florida follow suit? @EducationFL "State standardized tests will still be administered for the 2020-21 school year, but their results will not be factored into state and federal accountability systems" missouriindependent.com/briefs/missour…
A book worth reading... and gifting...
*What was once a fringe notion of privatizing public education is now a mainstream policy goal. A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door shows how that change occurred.* Thanks @palan57 for this great review! forbes.com/sites/petergre…
"And in a year when time is going to be a precious commodity, every single element of the school year has to be questioned--does this help my students move forward? BS Testing does not meet that measure." #WaiveTheFSA @EducationFL curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2020/11/no-the…
From #PISA2018: After accounting for students’ & schools’ socio-economic profile, students in #PublicSchools scored higher in reading than students in #PrivateSchools, on average across OECD countries & in 19 education systems. #edchat #edpolicy doi.org/10.1787/ca768d…
Heads Up: Betsy DeVos’ American Federation for Children just donated $130K to pro-voucher billionaire John Kirtley’s Florida Federation for Children. Watch for attack ads targeting all your favorite pro-public ed candidates then be a #FLPublicEdVoter
"Schools are economic and social assets... the economic benefit of a high school graduate is two and a half times the cost of getting that student through school. Yet the rise of high-stakes testing has become a tool for devaluing schools." @MinimizeTesting #SchoolGradeSCAM
Know Your Price And The Assets Of Education via @forbes forbes.com/sites/petergre…
Agree 100%. “Simple public health measures can enable the economy by allowing businesses to operate in a safe manner. All it takes is responsible leadership based on science, medicine and accurate, current data.” Listen to our doctors: @RonDeSantisFL sun-sentinel.com/opinion/commen…
“Available ICU beds is not the metric on which we should be focusing. Rather, we have the tools to prevent new cases: masking, social distancing, testing and contact tracing. The governor’s focus should be on resourcing and deploying these tools to our local communities” #Florida
"not just crap, but sloppy, poorly thought out crap." The dismantling of pubic education will be on the ballot this fall. Be a #FLPublicEdVoter. Please. curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2020/08/trumps…
For all the kids out there: Let's make sure we all do our part... let's fight this together! #Covid19 youtube.com/watch?time_con…
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