Dec. 22, 2014 Tavares, FL
The Florida Commissioner of Education announced two initiatives regarding Commmon Core (Florida Standards) in Florida.
Many parents are objecting to Common Core for many reasons.
Commissioner Pam Stewart is taking on two of the issues, probably because Gov. Scott said he would conduct more reviews of the Florida Standards.
The two initiatives are:
1) Conducting a review of standardized testing, which is a hotpoint with both parents and teachers.
2) The new Keep Florida Learning Committee will review further deregulation opportunities for the school system; review instructional material review processes used by school boards; identify strategies to increase parental involvement; and review the implementation of the Florida Standards and the Florida Standards Assessment over the next year.
The problem is lack of credibility, since the last time the Bd. of Ed had hearings on Common Core, they ignored hundreds of opponents, and only dabbled at making a few inconsequential changes. Will they actually act this time on public feedback?
AND, they are taking applications from the public to be on the committee. The deadline is January 31 to apply. APPLY NOW Lake Countians.
