{"id":17301,"date":"2013-03-08T13:02:12","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T18:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/?p=17301"},"modified":"2013-03-08T13:02:14","modified_gmt":"2013-03-08T18:02:14","slug":"senate-president-says-florida-should-meet-deadline-for-new-education-standards-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2013\/03\/08\/senate-president-says-florida-should-meet-deadline-for-new-education-standards-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate President Says Florida Should Meet Deadline For New Education Standards, Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Florida Senate<\/p>

Florida Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, left, and predecessor Mike Haridopolos.<\/p><\/div>\n

Senate President Don Gaetz is a former school board member and district superintendent, so he knows a thing or two about big changes in school policy.<\/p>\n

Florida lawmakers<\/a>, Education Commissioner Tony Bennett<\/a> and outside experts<\/a> have all raised questions about whether Florida and other states will meet a fall 2014 deadline for new education standards known as Common Core<\/a>. With the new standards comes a new test<\/a> to replace most of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.<\/p>\n

Gaetz says Florida is behind schedule, but believes Bennett can ensure schools are ready on time.<\/p>\n

“I think we lost a year because the Department of Education sort of flailed around and didn\u2019t implement the standards,” Gaetz says. “I think we could still make up the time.<\/p>\n

“Tony Bennett is the new commissioner of education in the state of Florida. He is someone who has proven that he can institutionalize reform and make it work actually in the classroom. So my hope is that we\u2019ll be able to implement the new standards.”<\/p>\n

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