Former Principal and Current U.S. Representative: “No Other State Deceives” Like Florida Does With FCAT | Scathing Purple Musings

Former Principal and Current U.S. Representative: “No Other State Deceives” Like Florida Does With FCAT | Scathing Purple Musings:

Former Principal and Current U.S. Representative: “No Other State Deceives” Like Florida Does With FCAT

by Bob Sikes

The vigorous debate over Florida’s test-based accountability systems added a figure of national status and significant credibility. U.S. Rep. Frederica S. Wilson (D-Florida #17) was a school principal before entering politics. Also a former Dade County School Board member, Wilson penned a condemnation of FCAT and the suffocating utility in the Miami Herald:

As a former school principal I believe in accountability, but it must be transparent. As we digest the release of school grades from the Florida Department of Education, I want to say one thing — this is madness.
For 14 years I have fought against the FCAT. As, Bs, Cs, Ds, and Fs? How ridiculous. This is