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Rick Scott Blinks On Testing; Seperates from Jeb Bush on Ed Policy | Scathing Purple Musings

Rick Scott Blinks On Testing; Seperates from Jeb Bush on Ed Policy | Scathing Purple Musings:


Rick Scott Blinks On Testing; Seperates from Jeb Bush on Ed Policy

Rick Scott created a little daylight between himself and Jeb Bush yesterday and admitted that students might be tested too much.
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Rick Scott said on Friday schools might be doing too much of a good thing when it comes to student testing and he is talking with state education officials, school superintendents and teachers about possibly changing the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test……..
On student testing, Scott said the state received more parent complaints this year than in past years, especially about the FCAT.
“Parents and taxpayers expect measurement. We’ve got to measure, we’ve to find out who the