The List Grows: Broward County School Board Passes Resoluton Against High Stakes Testing
From Scott Travis in the Sun-Sentinel:
Broward County school leaders are speaking out against what they see as a nasty four-letter word:FCAT
The School Board unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday opposing standardized testing as the primary means for evaluating schools, students and teachers. They say there is so much focus on students doing well on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test that it’s thwarting teacher creativity and hindering students’ ability to learn.
They say many students are being poorly educated on subjects not directly tested on the FCAT, including history, art and music. At the same time, the tests have become so stressful that kids are staying home sick, skipping school and dropping out, they said.
“This is destroying public education, destroying the teaching profession and destroying children,”
