How New Test-Based School Grade Formulas Will Hurt Florida’s Economy
Miami business leader Frank R. Nero pens an op-ed in this morning’s Miami Herald which effectively makes the case that the state’s new school grade formula will hurt the state’s economic recovery. Nero a former teacher, is president and CEO of The Beacon Council, a public-private partnership and economic development agency for Miami-Dade County.
Over the last several years, under the leadership of Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho, our school system has seen major improvements reflected in a variety of standardized tests, such as the FCAT.
But now Florida schools are going to suffer because the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE)