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Is a High-Stakes Testing Moratorium Possible in Florida? | Scathing Purple Musings

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Is a High-Stakes Testing Moratorium Possible in Florida?

For such an idea to be taken seriously, the voice had to belong to someone of significance. It does. Powerful Senate President Don Gaetz hasn’t been backing off his statement that there’s danger that Florida’s entire accountability system could implode. Now this is an interview with the editors of the Panama City News Herald:
Having Gaetz — who’s hardly a squish on education reform — on board should persuade the rest of Capitol to take a giant step back and re-evaluate.
Not only did the Niceville Republican express well-deserved skepticism of the teacher evaluat