Gerard Robinson’s Arrogant, Desperate Dismissal of Florida’s Local School Boards
In a lunch time address to state school board members, Commissioner of Education Gerard Robinson lectured board members that they were “ignoring” a decade of progess if they move forward with their resolution against high-stakes tests. State Impact’s John O’Connor reports Robinson added this:
“They can express their opinion,” he said. “But let’s also remember the local school board’s obligation is to implement the laws approved by the Florida Legislature; to implement the regulations approved by the state board.Robinson also continues use this lame slap at opponents of Florida’s high-stakes testing regime:
“And if it’s an expression that’s great. It may be more symbolic than binding. But we’ll see how it goes. This is democracy and this is how it works.”
“What they’re focusing on is high-stakes testing, which is a political way of saying that ‘We just