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House and Senate Negotiators Have Reached Preliminary ESEA Deal

Accountability, In the NewsBy fsbawp November 13, 2015

Christmas seems to have come early this year for education advocates. After weeks of long and hard negotiations, House and Senate lawmakers have reached preliminary agreement on a bill for the long-stalled reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act, multiple sources say. The agreement will set the stage for an official conference committee, which…

Commissioner’s FSA cut score recommendations are final, spokeswoman says

Assessments, In the News, StandardsBy fsbawp November 13, 2015

If the Florida Board of Education wants to increase state test cut scores to reflect NAEP proficiency, state education commissioner Pam Stewart isn’t offering any cover. Stewart has no plans to alter her Florida Standards Assessments cut score recommendations, which she issued in September, a Department of Education spokeswoman told the Gradebook. Stewart conducted a thorough…