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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

3-19-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida

Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education:







Florida’s New Tests to Be Field Tested….in Utah

In an odd opinion piece on Common Core from the Tampa Tribune - more on that later - this tidbit of  incredulity is sure to be rolling eyes in district offices across the state: Also unhappy are many of the educators who are left to deal with any fallout. Stewart says the new test will be developed in time to be administered next spring, a pretty tall order. The company that won the $220 million,


3-18-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Florida’s New Testing Non-Profit Has Received $36 Million in Grants From Gates FoundationYou just knew there had to be a catch. Yesterday’s news that Education Commissioner Pam Stewart had selected a new testing company to replace FCAT. Erin Jester reports in the Gainesv