Florida Public Schools Looking to Set Proficiency Goals Based on Race
A Florida school plan which takes students’ race into account when setting proficiency goals is receiving a lot of criticism from both educators and civil rights groups.The plan, which looks to close the state’s immense achievement gap by the 2022-2023 school year, would take into account students’ race and socioeconomic status when setting goals regarding this like reading and math proficiency goals.
Opponents of the new education benchmarks say setting higher goals for white and Asian students while lower goals for Hispanic and African America students is insulting
A spokesperson for the Florida Department of Education has stated that the goal was not lower the expectations of certain students, but to “take into account their starting point” in order to set “realistic and attainable” goals.
On Tuesday, the plan in question was approved by the State Board of Education. With it, the board hopes to