Nicholas Kristoff explains the “axiom of America today”: Talent is universal, but opportunity is not. Chipping away at these cycles of poverty isn’t easy, and we won’t have perfect success. But we aren’t even trying. We aren’t even paying attention. One group, especially, is not paying attention. The moral superiority of élites comes cheap. Recently,… Read more »
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Florida schools roundup: Science scores, scholarships and more
STEM. Florida’s science results on the Nation’s Report Card improve, and beat the national average. Orlando Sentinel. Tax credit scholarships. Florida Today‘s Matt Reed examines the lawsuit against the state’s tax credit scholarship program in a video segment. Step Up For Students, which publishes this blog, helps administer the scholarships. Time suck. Palm Beach teachers… Read more »
Florida roundup: Suspensions, charter schools, taxes and more
Suspensions. School suspensions continue in Miami-Dade Public Schools despite a new policy that purported to end them. WLRN. Charter schools. Their Tallahassee political clout is on the line in South Florida elections. Miami Herald. Taxes. Charter schools want a fair share of the proceeds from a sales tax referendum in Manatee County. Bradenton Herald. How… Read more »
Catholic schools belong in the ed reform conversation – Jill Kafka, podcastED
Over the summer, a group of Catholic schools in Harlem and the Bronx posted some attention-grabbing results. Their students took the same tests as children in New York’s charter and traditional public schools. State data showed that, on average, all types of schools improved. But the Partnership Schools improved faster. For the second-straight year, the… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: Promotions, protests, prayers, pay and more
Few promotions: Almost two months ago, a circuit judge ruled that the state wrongly retained third-graders who opted out of the Florida Standards Assessments testing. Today, just two of the 14 students named in that lawsuit have been promoted to fourth grade. Broward County twins were promoted earlier this month. But a Seminole County student… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: Teacher evaluations, raises, renewals and more
Teacher evaluations: Orange County teachers and school officials agree on a new evaluation process that will drastically increase the number of teachers earning a “highly effective” rating. Teachers need that rating to be eligible for bonuses under the state’s Best and Brightest program. Only 2.4 percent of the district’s 13,000 teachers received highly effective ratings in the… Read more »
When school closures work, and when they don’t
Closing a school can tear the fabric of a community, create job insecurity for educators and force families to make tough decisions about what’s next for their children. But if it’s done the right way, it can help students get significantly better results. A new study of closures and charter school takeovers in Louisiana suggests… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: Florida grad rate lags, legislative leaders and more
Graduation rates: Florida had the eighth-worst graduation rate among U.S. states and the District of Columbia in 2015, according to the White House. The state’s rate was 77.9 percent, its best ever but far behind the national average of 83.2 percent. The rate is measured by the percentage of students who graduate within four years after… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: Early degrees, tweeting, job security, charters and more
Early degrees: About eight Florida Atlantic University High School students finish high school with a bachelor’s degree each year. The Boca Raton school is believed to be the only one in the United States where students can earn a high school diploma and a bachelor’s degree at the same time. Associated Press. Tweet trouble: The Miami-Dade Schools Police Department wants to be… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: Testing, class sizes, equal education and more
School testing: The Lake County School Board is asking the Legislature to replace the Florida Standards Assessments test with another nationally accepted assessment test. Daily Commercial. Florida testing is putting a strain on high school marching bands in the Miami area. The state requires reading intervention for middle-schoolers with low test scores, which leaves less time… Read more »
