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Putting Education Reform To The Test

  • Learning

    • Stories about students and the initiatives designed to improve performance. Are the many education reforms Florida has adopted working?

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      • FCAT
      • Charter Schools
      • Accountability
      • Testing
      • School Choice

      LATEST POSTS

      Recording: K12 Managers Admit Difficulties Hiring Certified Teachers In Florida

      Listen To K12 Managers Explain Florida Teacher Hiring Issues

      Feedback Loop: More About Math Edcuation

      Study: Schools And Colleges Are Teaching The Wrong Type Of Math

  • Teaching

    • Merit pay; eliminating tenure; new teacher evaluations -- how are school, district and state policies affecting how educators and their students perform?

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      • Merit Pay
      • Teacher Evaluations
      • FCAT
      • Teachers
      • Common Core

      LATEST POSTS

      Teacher Training Programs Grapple With Recruitment

      Florida Plans Increased Scrutiny For Education Schools

      What The Florida Teacher Evaluation Lawsuit Could Mean For Other States

      Florida Teachers Will Attend Summer Camp For Common Core Standards

  • Money

    • The dollars and cents of educating students, including stories about state and local budgets, tax credits and school financing.

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      • Budgets
      • Florida Legislature
      • Rick Scott
      • College Affordability
      • Bright Futures

      LATEST POSTS

      Report: Florida Among The Cheapest States In Spending Per Student

      Florida's Education Budget By The Numbers

      Governor Scott Explains Education Budget Vetoes

      Governor Vetoes University Tuition Increase

  • Influence

    • Education is big business. These are stories about the parents, politicians, companies, lobbyists and other leaders seeking to impact education decisions.

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      • Rick Scott
      • Parent Trigger
      • Jeb Bush
      • Florida Legislature
      • Politics

      LATEST POSTS

      Board Of Education Wants More Focus On Common Core

      FAU President Resigns: "Controversies Have Been Significant"

      Florida Republican Party Ads Praise Gov. Scott's Education Record

      Crist: "Teachers Are Smart And Cannot Be Bought"

  • About StateImpact Florida

    StateImpact Florida journalists John O'Connor and Sammy Mack travel the state to report on how education issues affect you. StateImpact Florida is a project of WUSF Public Media, WLRN Public Media, WJCT Public Broadcasting and NPR.
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      Average teacher salaries for every Florida county.

      Map: Mapping Average Teacher Salary Change In Florida

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      Data: 2011-2012 Florida Teacher Evaluation Data, By School

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      Map: Mapping Access to Accelerated Courses at Florida High Schools

  • Featured Posts

    • A 2009 recording shows online educator K12 had difficulty hiring properly certified teachers in Florida. A draft state investigation found no evidence the company used teachers who were not Florida-certified, but used three teachers who were not subject certified.Recording: K12 Managers Admit Difficulties Hiring Certified Teachers In Florida
    • Joanne Land, right, sorts vocabulary words into tiers to learn more about how Common Core standards work. Land was one of hundreds of parents who attended a recent Parent University session. Many parents said they wanted to learn more about Common Core standards and testing.Parent University Provides A Lesson On New Common Core Standards
    • 5-3 CondescendingWonkaHow Parent Trigger Opponents Claimed #ParentEmpowerment As Their Own
    • 2-20 CommonCoreAppleA Parent's Guide To How New Common Core Tests Are Different From FCAT

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