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Will Florida science standards be revised?
Gov. Ron DeSantis is making good on a campaign promise he made to launch a revision of the state’s education standards. The headlines have been making a big deal out of his targeting of Common Core, such as this one: … Continue reading
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Congratulations! Florida gets an A!
A paper in the latest edition of Evolution: Education and Outreach examines how each state’s middle school science standards cover evolution (A state-by-state comparison of middle school science standards on evolution in the United States). The standards were judged in … Continue reading
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Eight years later: Are Florida’s students still losing out on a solid science education?
In June 2009, a full eight years ago, I wrote a column published in the Gainesville Sun with the pointed headline: Is science education important to Florida? Is science education important to Florida? That is a relevant question to ask … Continue reading
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Voices for reason
A new member of the Pinellas County School Board, Nina Hayden, was quized by the St. Petersburg Times. One particular answer made me smile: Question: It appears the state Board of Education may have to adopt new academic standards by … Continue reading
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Orlando Sentinel on our standards
The Orlando Sentinel noticed the issue concerning our science standards, but just on their School Zone blog. I don’t think it made it into the actual paper. The Florida Department of Education says it is still researching the issue but … Continue reading
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St. Petersburg Times on our standards
The St. Petersburg Times had already noticed the potential problem with state science standards in a post on their Gradebook blog Nov. 3. Today the newspaper published a full story on the issue: Could science standards devolve into new battle? … Continue reading
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Education Week on our standards
Education Week reporter Sean Cavanagh has an article up about the newest twist in our state science standards epic. I spoke with Moore, who made it clear that he wasn’t making any judgment about the scientific merits of the new … Continue reading
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Word about standards’ problem is getting out
The St. Petersburg Times education blog picked up on the news I broke concerning Next Generation standards (see last Friday’s post). For what it’s worth, the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee includes Rep. D. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, the lead House sponsor … Continue reading
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