Florida Senate President Don Gaetz says the Florida Department of Education hasn’t done a very good job in training and explaining the Common Core system to teachers. And because of that, there’s a lot of confusion going around about what the state is doing and even what teachers are supposed to be teaching. Florida has also begun phasing in the standards. They’re already in place for Kindergarten and first grade. By 2015-2016 they’ll be fully in place for elementary, middle and high schools. But last year, student scores on state exams fell sharply, leading some people, including lawmakers to begin questioning whether the state should call for a time-out. But Gaetz says it’s not time to write off Common Core just yet. “I think we have to get about the business of doing it. Shame on the Department of Education, shame on those who didn’t step up to get the job done but I don’t think we wait around for another 2-3 years, I think we need to accelerate our efforts.” The Common Core standards will also come with new tests. Florida is phasing out parts of its long-time Florida Comprehensive Assessment or FCAT to make room for the new exams. But they aren’t ready yet. And state officials aren’t sure they’ll be done in time for when students will be required to use them in 2016. So, right now, the State Board of Education is considering a “Plan B”. news.wfsu.org/post/state-board-works-dispel-misinformation-about-new-common-core-ed-standards
Posted on: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 05:36:11 +0000
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