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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Really, Rick? So FCAT is OVERemphasized Now? | Scathing Purple Musings

Really, Rick? So FCAT is OVERemphasized Now? | Scathing Purple Musings:


Really, Rick? So FCAT is OVERemphasized Now?

Here’s what Governor Rick Scott says in a new ad:
“I’ve learned a lot as governor – you can study all the numbers you want, but listening to parents and teachers is still the best education,” Scott says in the ad.
“I’ve listened to the frustrations parents and teachers have with the FCAT,” Scott says. “Next year we begin improving our testing system. No more teaching to the test.”
Even Florida republicans aren’t buying this lame “me, too” angle. News Service of Florida reporter David Royce