Utah State Ed Board Chair Doesn’t Like Florida Model
A republican dominated legislature is facing opposition to its desire to implement Jeb Bush’s Florida school grade model in Utah. Dixie Allen, the state ed boards vice chair writes:
The assumption school grades will improve student outcomes in Utah becomes suspect when one looks closely at Florida’s K-12 reforms.
Grading schools was just one component of Florida’s comprehensive reform efforts. Hallmarks of their education reform included a large infusion of money into the reading assistance program for early grades, lowering class sizes and holding back third-grade students who are not reading on