Is Gerard Robinson Too Cozy with Jeb Bush and His Financiers?
Lee County superintendent of schools Joseph Burke was granted a guest column in this morning’s Naples Daily News. In the column, Burke details the nature and specifics of the disagreement between Florida’s educators and education commissioner Gerard Robinson:
…..the state convened a group of more than 300 educators from across Florida (a standards-setting committee) and then a reactor panel of superintendents from across the state to critically examine the current FCAT. When the dust settled, both groups recommended bringing the minimum standards up at the lower grade levels so they were more in line with those at high school.
We thought we were all set with the recommendations, but it appears Florida’s education commissioner has now decided to increase the high school cut scores. By making those adjustments, it’s not only going to adversely affect the alignment through all grade levels, but, more
