Former Washington DC school boss Michelle Rhee testified in front of the Legislature today about the need for school reform. She advocated firing 8 percent of the state’s teachers.
Sen. Bill Montford, D-Tallahassee, asked Rhee about the recent report from Education Week, that ranked Florida the No. 5 in the country.
“How can we be such an inept public school system and rank so high?” Montford said.
Rhee replied: “Number five in this nation? This nation is not where we need to be in the global marketplace.”
(Thanks, St. Pete Times)
And just as that hit the blogs, I got this in my e-mail from Jeb Bush’s education foundation.
Sunshine State Students Lead Nation in College Readiness
Tallahassee, FL – Florida’s students and teachers are once again demonstrating what a strategic partnership and
