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Education Commissioner Pam Stewart says students cannot skip state-required tests, and teachers and schools can be punished for refusing to administer…
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Lots of people think there’s too much testing going on in schools right now. It’s one of the most contentious issues in education.Lawmakers want to scale…
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When lawmakers return to Tallahassee in March for the annual legislative session, they have a lot of questions they need to answer about public school…
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The School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) in Tallahassee has just over 300 students, and the waiting list to get in is much longer.Maureen Yoder is one of the…
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Abuse. Drugs. Mental health issues.It’s tough enough for anyone to talk about those problems. It can be even harder for teens facing them for the first…
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Students who are the first in their family to attend college often have a more difficult time finishing their degree.Research shows those students know…
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This spring, Florida students will take a brand new test tied to the state’s new math, reading and writing standards.This is the test that replaces the…
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In September, Alachua County kindergarten teacher Susan Bowles refused to give a state reading test.She told the parents of her students it was an act of…
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Miami Northwestern High School teacher Daniel Dickey says there's no silver bullet or secret book which will spark a student's interest in…
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Miami Northwestern High School English teacher Daniel Dickey has found a way to make his tenth graders brag about their reading skills.Mischael Saint-Sume…
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I finally know my worth as a teacher—and now that the “value-added model” scores mandated by our state legislature are public, everyone else knows, too.…
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Ryan Seashore starts off every CodeNow workshop with a simple request: Write out step-by-step instructions for making a peanut butter and jelly…