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Florida Ranked 6th Best on National Education Report Card

Florida is once again ranked in the top 10 or states, according to Education Week's Quality Counts rankings.

Florida is back in the top 10, according to Education Week’s annual ranking of state school districts. Florida ranked 6th in the 2013 Quality Counts rankings, earning top scores for standards, accountability, early childhood education and career preparation. The state’s lowest grades were for K-12 performance and school spending. Overall Florida earned a B- grade [...]

2011-2012 Florida High School Grades

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The Florida Department of Education released 2012 high school grades, part of the state’s school accountability system. The data includes each component of the school’s score and demographic data.

More Florida High Schools Earn ‘A’ Grade

More Florida high schools earned A grades this year.

Nearly half of Florida high schools earned an ‘A’ grade and fewer schools earned failing marks, according to Florida high school report cards released Friday. The grades were aided by a number of changes approved by the State Board of Educations. The board lowered the passing grade on the state writing test, suspended the penalty [...]

Group Wants To Close More Low-Performing Charter Schools, Review Proposed Schools

Greg Richmond, President and CEO of NACSA.

The National Association of Charter School Authorizers has launched a campaign put one million more children into 3,000 high-performing schools over the next five years. Organizers put an emphasis on “high performing” because they want the lowest performers shut down. Greg Richmond, President and CEO of NACSA, acknowledged that many charters are not serving students [...]

Florida Education Foundation Hosting Two-Day Summit in D.C.

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. His Foundation for Excellence in Education kicked off its national summit today.

The Foundation for Excellence in Education’s annual conference starting this morning in Washington, D.C. The agenda hits most of the main policies former Gov. Jeb Bush has supported: How to make teachers more effective; school district accountability; charter school accountability; the parent trigger and funding; and what to expect from new Common Core assessments. The [...]

Jeb Bush, On The End of FCAT

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. His Foundation for Excellence in Education kicked off its national summit today.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush urged more emphasis on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test results during his two terms in office. But Bush isn’t mourning the end of the FCAT when a new Common Core State Standards — and tests — fully take effect in the fall of 2014. Bush says FCAT was never meant [...]

Duval County School District Settles Court Case Over K12-Run Online Charter School

Duval County schools have settled a lawsuit over an online charter school to be run by K12 Inc. The Florida Department of Education is investigating whether the company used improperly certified teachers.

Duval County schools have settled a lawsuit over an online charter school to be run by K12, the nation’s largest online education company, according to the News Service of Florida. The two sides agreed to dismiss the case after the school district recommended approving a second application, according to an attorney for the non-profit group [...]

Florida PTA Asks State Board of Education To Reconsider Race-Based Plan

Florida PTA president Eileen Segal.

The Florida PTA is asking the State Board of Education to reconsider a five-year plan which sets different achievement goals by race. The new goals have drawn criticism from local school officials, who argue they set a lower bar for black and Hispanic students. State officials say the race-based goals are required for Florida’s waiver [...]

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