Placing Accountabilty for the College Remediation Epidemic
Florida children have been conditioned to see that high-stakes tests are the only thing that matters since Jeb Bush launched his school-grade accountability scheme 10 years ago. Yet even with our state’s schools now dominated by a culture of testing, Bush and his acolytes have dodged accountability for the frightening number of Florida college freshmen who need remediation in reading, writing or math.
Florida is not alone. A Simple Google search showed similar data coming from Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland,Tennessee, Vermont, Texas, Washington, New Jersey, and California.
Thus far, ed reforms rock stars have dodged accountability. Its the teachers, you see. Those tests and core standards we’ve invested in should have made everything better.
With opposition to the test-dominated schemes that Bush favors now coming from
Florida is not alone. A Simple Google search showed similar data coming from Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland,Tennessee, Vermont, Texas, Washington, New Jersey, and California.
Thus far, ed reforms rock stars have dodged accountability. Its the teachers, you see. Those tests and core standards we’ve invested in should have made everything better.
With opposition to the test-dominated schemes that Bush favors now coming from
