Florida Chamber of Commerce Official Says He Was Called a “Coward” and “Sellout” by Two Superintendents | Scathing Purple Musings

Florida Chamber of Commerce Official Says He Was Called a “Coward” and “Sellout” by Two Superintendents | Scathing Purple Musings:

Florida Chamber of Commerce Official Says He Was Called a “Coward” and “Sellout” by Two Superintendents

by Bob Sikes

What’s up with this?:

A Florida Chamber of Commerce representative says he was called a “coward” and a “sellout” Monday by at least two school superintendents after he didn’t fully back their endorsement of proposed “cut scores” for the high school FCAT reading test.

But at least one of the superintendents disputes the claim.

Ryan West, the state Chamber’s director of talent and innovation policy, said he was surprised by the superintendents’ comments during a State Board of Education workshop at Florida State