Did Rick Scott’s Chief of Staff Intervene and Prompt School Grade Changes? | Scathing Purple Musings

Did Rick Scott’s Chief of Staff Intervene and Prompt School Grade Changes? | Scathing Purple Musings:

Did Rick Scott’s Chief of Staff Intervene and Prompt School Grade Changes?

by Bob Sikes

Two of Florida’s top political reporters, Mary Ellen Klas and Steve Bousquet have a Sunday story highlighting some critical interventions of Rick Scott’s new chief of staff, Adam Hollingsworth. According to the two reporters, Hollingsworth had a hand in the DOE’s positive change in 213 school grades.

A week after Hollingsworth started his new job, school districts raised doubts about a new grading formula for the second time in months. Hollingsworth intervened, the Department of Education wasforced to issue new grades for 213 schools and last week, Commissioner of Education Gerard Robinson resigned, citing family reasons.

Robinson’s Department of Education was forcedto change grades? And because Scott’s chief of staff told them