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	<title>StateImpact Florida &#187; Influence</title>
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	<description>Putting Education Reform To The Test</description>
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		<title>State Board Wants Superintendents To Review School Grading Formula</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/2013/06/18/state-board-wants-superintendents-to-review-school-grading-formula/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John O'Connor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Influence]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[alberto carvalho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida Board of Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MaryEllen Elia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Grades]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Testing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The State Board of Education has asked that a panel of school superintendents and other education officials to review the state&#8217;s school grading system and potentially recommend changes. Superintendents from Hillsborough and Miami-Dade schools said that they are concerned changes to the school grading system will mean a dramatic drop in school grades. The board [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congressman Wants States To Be Able To Cut Ties With The Federal Department of Education</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/2013/06/14/congressman-wants-states-to-be-able-to-cut-ties-with-the-federal-department-of-education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Budgets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common Core Opposition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida Department of Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A New Jersey Congressman has proposed a bill that would allow states to bypass the strings which come with federal money. During a Common Core briefing at the Cato Institute this week, Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) said he would introduce the LEARN Act &#8211; Local Education Authority Returns Now. The proposal would keep education funding at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida&#8217;s Next State Tests Should Not Be Taken With Pencil And Paper, Senator Says</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John O'Connor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Influence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common Core]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Legg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PARCC]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tony Bennett]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Florida shouldn&#8217;t have one group of students taking the next generation standardized test online while other students use pencil and paper versions, according to the chairman of the Senate Education Committee. Sen. John Legg, R-Port Richey, said students should all be taking the same kind of test. &#8220;I have some great reservations about having two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Science Education Group Seeking Florida Support For New Standards</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/2013/06/06/group-seeking-florida-support-for-new-science-standards/</link>
		<comments>http://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/2013/06/06/group-seeking-florida-support-for-new-science-standards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John O'Connor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Influence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common Core]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common Core Opposition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corrections and Clarifications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Next Generation Science Standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Bennett]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Advocates for new science standards are urging Florida residents to voice their support. The concept for the science standards is separate, but similar to that of the math and English language arts standards which comprise the Common Core. Florida, 44 other states and the District of Columbia have fully adopted the Common Core standards. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tea Party Leader Says Common Core Can Revitalize Movement</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/2013/05/31/tea-party-leader-says-common-core-can-revitalize-movement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 15:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John O'Connor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Influence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common Core]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common Core Opposition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tea Party]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tea party groups see opposition to Common Core standards as the issue to revitalize a political movement which failed to defeat Democratic President Barack Obama in last year&#8217;s election and lost a court challenge to Obama&#8217;s health care law. Here&#8217;s the quote, from The Washington Post: “This is the issue that could change things for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bush: Don&#8217;t Back Away From High Education Standards</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/2013/05/30/bush-dont-back-away-from-high-education-standards/</link>
		<comments>http://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/2013/05/30/bush-dont-back-away-from-high-education-standards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 11:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Jordan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Influence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common Core]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeb Bush]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reading]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/?p=18784</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“There&#8217;s an unspoken right in our country,” former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told attendees at the Mackinac Policy Conference in Michigan Wednesday. &#8220;That is the right to rise. The right for all Americans to reach their full potential.” Bush gave a keynote speech to the audience of business leaders, spending much of his time talking about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Group Leading Common Core Effort Opposes Delays</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/2013/05/29/group-leading-common-core-effort-opposes-delays/</link>
		<comments>http://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/2013/05/29/group-leading-common-core-effort-opposes-delays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 17:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John O'Connor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Common Core]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Council of Chief State School Officers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[No Child Left Behind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PARCC]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/?p=18764</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An organization which led the creation of the new Common Core education standards is opposing efforts to delay or temporarily halt accountability requirements while schools adjust to the new standards, according to Education Week. However, the Council of Chief State School Officers is asking for some wiggle room from the U.S. Department of Education from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Board Of Education Wants More Focus On Common Core</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/2013/05/21/board-of-education-wants-more-focus-on-common-core/</link>
		<comments>http://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/2013/05/21/board-of-education-wants-more-focus-on-common-core/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Common Core]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida Board of Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony Bennett]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Florida Board of Education is meeting today in Jacksonville. The panel heard an update from Education Commissioner Tony Bennett on three strategic initiatives being carried out over the next year. The initiatives are part of a reorganization at the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) that involves analyzing every position. A lot of job descriptions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAU President Resigns: &#8220;Controversies Have Been Significant&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/2013/05/15/fau-president-resigns-controversies-have-been-significant/</link>
		<comments>http://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/2013/05/15/fau-president-resigns-controversies-have-been-significant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Florida Atlantic University’s president says bad publicity splashed across national headlines was too much. Mary Jane Saunders has resigned. Next month would have been Saunders&#8217; three-year anniversary as president. While the university is showcasing her string of accomplishments, there was no way to get around a spate of missteps in recent months. “There is no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Republican Party Ads Praise Gov. Scott&#8217;s Education Record</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/2013/05/14/florida-republican-party-ads-praise-gov-scotts-education-record/</link>
		<comments>http://stateimpact.npr.org/florida/2013/05/14/florida-republican-party-ads-praise-gov-scotts-education-record/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John O'Connor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Charlie Crist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florida Democratic Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PoltiFact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republican Party of Florida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rick Scott]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Republican Party of Florida has released two new Web videos to defend Gov. Rick Scott&#8217;s record on education. The first is a compilation of news stories about Scott&#8217;s statewide tour celebrating his successful push to include teacher raises for the budget year beginning July 1. Scott asked lawmakers for $480 million in additional salary [...]]]></description>
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