Science standards, opposition to evolution in Kentucky, Florida’s uncertain science standards future, and Bennett’s resignation. All wrapped up in one brief story. Gotta love it.
In Florida, where state officials have previously signaled strong interest in adopting the standards (though it’s not a lead state), the verdict is out. For one, last month, the vice chairman of the state board of education seemed to signal his skepticism with the common science standards, citing a recent review by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, and argued that the state should look elsewhere for guidance.
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Back to Florida, one other matter that could complicate things is the political bombshell that dropped today when state Commissioner Tony Bennett announced his resignation. The action comes following a series of news stories about steps Bennett took while Indiana’s K-12 chief last year to boost the grade of a charter school run by a political donor by tweaking the state’s A-F accountability system.
And here is a full article about Bennett’s resignation: Florida education chief Tony Bennett resigns.
Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett resigned Thursday morning, three days after news broke alleging that he changed the grade of a donor’s charter school while Indiana’s education chief.
