Tavares, FL Sat., Feb. 1, 2014
The Florida State Education Dept. decided to make minor, minor changes to the Common Core standards being rolled out to K-12 Schools, and then also rename it to flim flam the public and make them think Florida has their "own standards". The FL Board of Education will meet on Feb. 18th to finalize the proposed minor changes to Common Core.
In my opinion, the State made minor changes and still is rolling out Common Core standards. Common Core is copyrighted, and the state agreed to implement it to receive federal funds. The state is allowed to modify or add 15% to the standards, but those components are NOT part of the state established tests that students must take, so it is all a shell game to avoid more public controversy.
I personally don't understand why Governor Scott keeps supporting Common Core. It is the antithesis of sound, classic and conservative education philosophy. There are constant reports of liberal biases woven into the standards, and related textbooks. The only reason could be clout from former FL Governor Jeb Bush who is pushing it along with Bill Gates.
Read this article with all the juicy details about the situation.
See my fact sheet page on Common Core also at www.tinyurl.com/HaltCommonCoreNow
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