MaryEllen Elia hired as NY’s Commissioner of Education
In a unanimous vote today, the New York Board of Education voted to hire MaryEllen Elia as their new Commissioner of Education. This from the Tampa Bay Times: The workforce…
Florida’s Testing Fiasco- a recap
As recently as Wednesday, there were still reports of major testing problems happening in school districts across the state. Florida lawmakers had passed a series of laws requiring everything from…
No teacher pay or summer programs if government shuts down
The 2015 Legislative Session ended in a budget stalemate when the House abruptly left the Capitol. The Republican controlled House and Senate are sharply divided over the issue of Medicaid…
Hillsborough rolls out options for students on exams
In a press conference Tuesday, Hillsborough Superintendent Jeff Eakins outlined his plan to give options to students that took the Algebra 1, Algebra 2 and Geometry state end of course…
Orange County announces plan to “do no harm” with new district final exams
Superintendent Jenkins announced this morning that Orange County Public Schools will drastically change the new district end of course exam policy called common finals. The superintendent stated that scores for…
Legislative leaders announce special session agenda
Speaker of the House Crisafulli and Senate President Gardiner released a joint statement on Friday outlining the scope of the special session. They will convene on June 1st at 11…
Florida House abruptly ends session; declares “sine die”
Today, the House abruptly declared “sine die” and adjourned. The Senate is still in session but many bills are now dead. A special session will be called in order to pass…
Districts begin to roll back testing
District mandated end of course exams are no longer required in state law thanks to the passage of the testing bill this month. Most districts had been taking steps throughout the…
Testing system down…again
According to Jeff Solochek at the Tampa Bay Times, Florida’s testing system is having problems today. Florida’s online testing system crashed again Monday morning, after a relatively problem-free week. In…
Florida testing results not likely until December
Commissioner Pam Stewart told the Board of Education that results from this year’s Florida Standards Assessment will not be available until December. She outlined the steps that have to occur…