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Miami – Dade Superintendent: “Thanking, Not Ranking a Teacher” | Scathing Purple Musings

Miami – Dade Superintendent: “Thanking, Not Ranking a Teacher” | Scathing Purple Musings:

Miami – Dade Superintendent: “Thanking, Not Ranking a Teacher”

Amidst a Mary McGrory FCAT rankings piece in the Miami Herald was this takeaway in a quote from Miami-Dade County superintendent Alberto Carvalho:

Miami-Dade Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said he took pride in the district’s accomplishments, but contended that “overall rankings provide an overly simplistic view of academic success.”

Carvalho added: “Thanking, not ranking, a teacher in Miami is in order.”

While Carvalho’s not alone among Florida educators whom have been critical of the Rick Scott’s FCAT rankings