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A Slight Interruption in the Madness of Florida Education, or do I mean Politics?

Enter at your own risk.  The lines are being drawn in the sand.  The Jeb Bush/Governor Scott/Gerard Robinson camp will follow the advice of a PR firm and talk high standards.  Wait right there...Jeb and his camp have been boasting of high standards and raising them for years. Scratching my head, I am curious  how removing the multiple choice items relevant to punctuation, capitalization, and grammatical choices years ago was raising the standard. The results were poor back then and then…

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Posted by Diane Hanfmann on May 23, 2012 at 4:24pm

Earthquake Could Alter Education Landscape in California

Latest temblor to hit the Golden State is a lawsuit that could result in a major tectonic shift in education.

In September of 1975, due to New York City’s dire fiscal situation, I was laid off from my teaching position at P.S. 125 in Harlem. I lost my job not because I was a bad teacher, but because I was hired a few months after the teacher in the room next to mine…who was a lousy teacher.  Using seniority, or last in/first out (LIFO), as a way to…

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Posted by Larry Sand on May 22, 2012 at 10:35am

Statistically Speaking, Florida.. I Don't Believe in Them!

Florida's education statistics were front and center all week.  As I prepare for my son's college graduation, I can't help but wonder how different his future would be had we lived by statistics.  …

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Posted by Rita M. Solnet on May 20, 2012 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

An Open Letter to Jeb Bush and Patricia Levesque: What Future Do You Have in Mind for Florida's Students?

One is better able to understand this if they reside in Florida, where our students' Writing proficiency rate dropped from about 80 to about 30 in the three grades in which they are tested. But wait, there is more. The State Board of Education then moved the bar back so percentages of proficient students would again be around 80% via a teleconference.  So is that the way accountability works when the results are negative and illusions shattered? It comes down to a phone call..hmm. The state…

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Posted by Diane Hanfmann on May 19, 2012 at 7:49am — 2 Comments

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Public School System

Our Public School System MUST  be Structured so EVERY Graduate CAN;Read ALL MEDIA Publications with Comprehension,Write with Consice Ideas, using correct Grammar.Speak Extemporarily in  Public,Listen…Continue

Started by L Pearne Robbins Feb 28.

2012 Education Predictions

Only a week and a half into 2012 and already we've seen the ten year anniversary of NCLB, an important school finance decision in the state of Washington, and the Iowa Caucus interestingly divided.…Continue

Tags: Rick, Hess, 2012, reform, policy

Started by Education Next Jan 9.

Lots of Exercise May Boost Kids' Grades

I just read a brief article on a recent Dutch study that found that the more physically active students were, the better they did in school.  I'm surprised that we don't talk about this more often -…Continue

Tags: activity, students, physical, exercise, k12

Started by Jen Barker Jan 6.

CNN asks: Does history matter? 2 Replies

A CNN piece today has the headline "If Students Fail History, Does it Matter?"Of all the…Continue

Started by Ashley Inman. Last reply by Bruce Deitrick Price Dec 21, 2011.

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A Slight Interruption in the Madness of Florida Education, or do I mean Politics?

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A Slight Interruption in the Madness of Florida Education, or do I mean Politics?

Enter at your own risk.  The lines are being drawn in the sand.  The Jeb Bush/Governor Scott/Gerard Robinson camp will follow the advice of a PR firm and talk high standards.  Wait right there...Jeb and his camp have been boasting of high standards and raising them for years. Scratching my head, I am curious  how removing the multiple choice items relevant to punctuation, capitalization, and grammatical choices years ago was raising the standard. The results were poor back then and then…See More
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Earthquake Could Alter Education Landscape in California

Latest temblor to hit the Golden State is a lawsuit that could result in a major tectonic shift in education.In September of 1975, due to New York City’s dire fiscal situation, I was laid off from my teaching position at P.S. 125 in Harlem. I lost my job not because I was a bad teacher, but because I was hired a few months after the teacher in the room next to mine…who was a lousy teacher.  Using seniority, or last in/first out (LIFO), as a way to determine who keeps their job is wrong. It…See More
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Thomas Ho commented on Rita M. Solnet's blog post Statistically Speaking, Florida.. I Don't Believe in Them!
"We ought to hold the "accountability freaks" ACCOUNTABLE, shouldn't we?"
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Diane Hanfmann commented on Rita M. Solnet's blog post Statistically Speaking, Florida.. I Don't Believe in Them!
"One can only hope and work for that end. The always flawed A+ Plan was just exposed in a way which many can note.  A phone conference resulted in the first Florida miracle I have seen....increases in proficiency jump from 30 to 80.  I…"
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Statistically Speaking, Florida.. I Don't Believe in Them!

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Statistically Speaking, Florida.. I Don't Believe in Them!

Florida's education statistics were front and center all week.  As I prepare for my son's college graduation, I can't help but wonder how different his future would be had we lived by statistics.  A '08 graduate of an outstanding public high school in Boca Raton, Jeff attended twelve years of Florida's public schools. He gained admission to some of the finest universities in our nation…See More
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Diane Hanfmann commented on Diane Hanfmann's blog post An Open Letter to Jeb Bush and Patricia Levesque: What Future Do You Have in Mind for Florida's Students?
"The silence of Mr. Bush is deafening. He is quick to take the spotlight and present the illusion of a Florida miracle. I finally saw one; how in the time of a phone call Florida's students moved from 30% proficient to 80% proficient. Where is…"
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Catherine Martinez commented on Diane Hanfmann's blog post An Open Letter to Jeb Bush and Patricia Levesque: What Future Do You Have in Mind for Florida's Students?
"Thank you for pointing out that the one we should be holding accountable is Jeb Bush, who started this whole mess 14 years ago with his A+ plan (he must understand the meaning of true irony).  Although he has been out of office 6 years, his…"
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Are Florida's politicians/legislators experiencing karma for their education deform acts? Repeal SB736

  Finally, I saw an education miracle in Florida.  In the time of a conference call, writing proficiency rates, (which had dropped from 80 to 30) returned to 80. This illuminates the absence of a sound accountability system in the state, despite the speeches from Jeb Bush, Pat Levesque, Michelle Rhee, and Matt Ladner.  This highlights the lack of care by the decsion makers in making changes which paint a picture as decided by phone call participants, not teacher effectiveness, not fair,…See More
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A Florida Miracle at Last....Writing Proficiency rates go from 30% to about 80% in the time of a phone call

WOW! Imagine the efficiency of a phone call to change the picture of Florida's writers. Who needs nistruction when a phone call can do so much?? This fiasco where Florida's students were provided a new test, increased cutoff score, and changed scoring resulted in drops of acceptable wirters from about  80 to 30  in the three grade levels of the test.  Fear not, the SBOE reversed itself and now , after a conference call, Florida's students write acceptably to a high degree. Magic..noAbbra…See More
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Robert Krampf commented on Diane Hanfmann's blog post Let Florida's Parents Access Their Child's Scored FCAT
"Hi Diane, You can email me at rob at krampf.com.  I would love to hear more about what you have discovered, and will definitely keep you in the loop of what I hear.  Dr. Koon promised me a reply to my most recent email by tomorrow.…"
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