Gerard Robinson Sides with Jeb Bush and Florida Chamber of Commerce on FCAT Cut Scores
It comes as no suprise that one of Jeb Bush’s Chiefs for Change even before he became Florida’s education commissioner would side with him on anything FCAT. Commissioner Gerard Robinson is recommending to the State Board of Education that they raise cut scores for FCAT in a move that will assure more students will be failing.
Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson wants tougher scoring for all FCAT math and reading exams and, for the reading tests taken by eighth, ninth and 10th graders, an even stricter standard than that proposed by three panels of educators.
If his recommendation is approved by the State Board of Education, the percentage of 10th graders
