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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Leading School Board Member and High-Stakes Testing Opponent Applies for Florida Ed Commish Post | Scathing Purple Musings

Leading School Board Member and High-Stakes Testing Opponent Applies for Florida Ed Commish Post | Scathing Purple Musings:


Leading School Board Member and High-Stakes Testing Opponent Applies for Florida Ed Commish Post

You gotta hand to Rich Roach for chutzpah. Read this from Jeff Solochek in Gradebook:
Rick Roach, a veteran educator and Orange School Board member since 1998, has contacted friends to let them know he will apply for Florida education commissioner. He also asked them to back his candidacy, if they agree with his views.
“I have long been concerned with the direction of education in our state and I have been a very vocal critic as many of you know. So, I have decided to either stop complaining or step up and do 


Do any of you actually want to teach?