In case you missed it, Florida’s testing obsessed accountability is coming under some fire of late. Here’s a round up of many of the articles, columns, and editorials from around the state addressing the use of the controversial FSA results in Florida’s accountability system:
Parents lack meaningful say in their child’s education -Lakeland Ledger
Florida PTA: Loss of faith in school accountability ‘must be rectified’ -Tampa Bay Times
For Florida superintendents, patience wears thin on school testing problems -Tampa Bay Times
Education accountability system is ‘broken,’ Florida school board members say -Tampa Bay Times
Board of Education calls for higher passing scores -Tampa Bay Times
Florida’s accountability system takes reforms to “an absurd extreme” -Tampa Bay Times
As the revolt over school testing widens, many in Florida ask: What next? -Tampa Bay Times
New state reports help rank students, but many still won’t know if they passed -Jacksonville Times Union
Many are not impressed as Florida releases first school test results -Tampa Bay Times
Top Florida lawmakers working on changes that would reduce students’ testing load -Tampa Bay Times
State fails its own school districts -Miami Herald
Superintendents right to distrust test scores -Sun Sentinel
Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas Superintendents united in dismissal of 2015 tests -Tampa Bay Times
Video: Hillsborough County Superintendent speaks about FSA Credibility
Manatee schools Superintendent Diana Greene on new unfair test applications -Bradenton Hearald
Making the case: Superintendents prepare to fill next Florida Board of Education meeting -Tampa Bay Times
State grapples with how to score new school exams -Orlando Sentinel
Analysis shows Florida test scores tied heavily to socioeconomics -Tampa Bay Times
Local superintendents question FSA results -Pensacola News Journal
Roberts urges parents unhappy with FSA tests to make concerns known -Gainesville Sun
Florida’s struggle over testing and school standards could mar Jeb Bush’s legacy on education Star Tribune
