Foundation For Florida’s Future Wants Lawmakers To Reconsider Teacher Evaluations

The Florida legislature is poised to make sweeping changes to the state’s standardized testing system and to the way teachers are evaluated. The Foundation which backed the system currently in place, says it’s pleased to see lawmakers giving the system a second look. The Foundation for Florida’s Future says lawmakers need to revise the way…

Opting Out Of State Tests Isn’t An Option, Education Commissioner Tells Lawmakers

Education Commissioner Pam Stewart says students can not skip state-required tests, and teachers and schools can be punished for refusing to administer required exams. Stewart’s letter is a response to questions from Senators as they prepare for the upcoming legislative session. Senators wanted to know if students could opt out of state-required exams and how…

Florida Senators want their testing questions answered

State senators had a laundry list of questions for Florida Education Commissioner Pam Stewart last week. They aren’t done yet. On Tuesday, Sens. Don Gaetz, Bill Montford and John Legg sent Stewart six pages of follow-up questions. “We appreciate your willingness to discuss these issues fully and candidly and to engage senators on a very specific level,” the…