{"id":20038,"date":"2013-09-04T13:42:33","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T17:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/?p=20038"},"modified":"2013-09-05T14:31:38","modified_gmt":"2013-09-05T18:31:38","slug":"education-department-now-tweeting-a-standard-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2013\/09\/04\/education-department-now-tweeting-a-standard-of-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Department Now Tweeting A Standard Of The Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Florida Department of Education is tweeting out a Common Core State Standard each day.<\/p><\/div>\n

Common Core State Standards, 140 characters at a time.<\/p>\n

The Florida Department of Education’s Twitter account<\/a> is now sending out a “standard of the day” to its more than 5,700 followers. The tweets include a link to the math and English language arts standards which outline what students should know at the end of each grade.<\/a><\/p>\n

Florida is one of 45 states and the District of Columbia which have fully adopted the standards. But Common Core opponents are becoming more organized and vocal in Florida, and a lawmaker introduced a bill last week<\/a> that would put implementation of the new standards on hold.<\/p>\n

The department tweeted out the first standards Tuesday. From sixth grade English language arts:<\/p>\n

#CCSS<\/a> of the Day: 6th Grade – Come to discussions prepared, having read or studied required material; explicitly… http:\/\/t.co\/XPd647uE8V<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 FL Dept of Education (@EducationFL) September 3, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The department followed with this second grade math standard today:<\/p>\n

Common Core State Standard of the Day: Grade 2 – Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and… http:\/\/t.co\/5b2siu9ctZ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 FL Dept of Education (@EducationFL) September 4, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Most polls show the general public knows little about the Common Core<\/a>. The standard of the day is the newest part of the department’s ongoing public relations campaign<\/a> to educate the public about the standards. Likewise, opponents are trying to raise questions and doubts about the standards.<\/p>\n

Kindergarten, first and classes grade classes are using Common Core now<\/a>. Other grades are using a blend of Common Core and current standards this year. Common Core is scheduled to fully replace Florida’s standards at the beginning of the 2014 school year.<\/p>\n

New tests tied to the Common Core will mostly replace the FCAT<\/a>, likely in early 2016. Those tests are expected to be more difficult and fewer students will meet state expectations<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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