Friday, May 9, 2014

5-9-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida ALL Week

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









Florida’s High School Seniors: Our Ill-Served FCAT Generation

The wonderful high school seniors for whom Florida teachers have gained great affection will be  walking the halls of state schools  for just a few more days. They do so with a sad, knowing smile of what the last few days – and last months have already been about. Since February, the school they love, rich in its own unique,nurturing culture and a place where learning and accomplishment take place


5-8-14 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida ALL Week
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Stagnant Grade 12 Scores Show “Failure of Test-Driven Public Education”From FairTest: Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for twelfth graders “underscore the failure of federal and state test-driven school policies,” according to the Natio