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School choice advocate dissects the difference between FCAT and Common Core listen
01/22/13 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: education, Common Core, FCAT, Step Up for Students, school choice
Florida public school teachers are in the process of transitioning to Common Core testing standards which will replace the controversial FCAT. A panel of experts will explain the differences between the two tests Tuesday at St. Petersburg College’s Seminole campus. One of the panelists is Doug Tuthill, president of the group Step Up for Students.
Be the first to commentEducation advocate rips Florida's choice for education commissioner
12/12/12 Seán KinaneLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Tony Bennett, education, Board of Education, education commissioner, schools, FCAT, Jeb Bush, teachers
Florida has a new Education Commissioner, but not everyone's happy about Wednesday's selection.
The state Board of Education chose ousted Indiana Schools superintendent Tony Bennett.
In November he lost his re-election bid.
Joining me is public education advocate Susan Smith, she was at the interviews for the three finalists Tuesday.
*Part 1 of the intervie...
Be the first to commentGov. Rick Scott talks to parents and teachers about improving education at an A-rated school in Pinellas listen
09/13/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Rick Scott, education, education reform, education spending, public education, teacher tenure, FCAT
Governor Rick Scott is going straight to the source to find a better way to educate Florida’s children. He’s calling it a listening tour and is asking students’ moms and dads and their teachers. During one hour question and answer sessions Wednesday afternoon at Madeira Beach Fundamental School, teachers told the Governor they were frustrated with things like high stakes testing, teacher evaluations and shrinking salaries. Scott said he wants to hear about those problems so he can rummage ...
Be the first to commentHillsborough School Board member April Griffin criticizes high-stakes testing
07/18/12 Seán KinaneLast Call Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Hillsborough School Board, April Griffin, FCAT, education, schools
Today on Last Call we talked about education with Hillsborough School Board member April Griffin.
There are four School board races on next month’s primary ballot, incumbents Susan Valdes, Jack Lamb, Doretha Edgecomb and Carol Kurdell face opposition.
We spoke about how the expected low turnout of a primary election might affect those races.
Griffin has been critical of high-stakes testing like the FCAT.
On Tuesday the board took shots at the way grades are passed out to schools ...
Be the first to commentIn Tampa parents and some teachers tell Florida's education commissioner they want FCAT to go listen
05/24/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: FCAT, public education, Kathleen Shanahan, Gerard Robinson
Outraged parents and teachers are telling Florida’s top education officials the state’s high stake tests are flawed. They told Florida’s Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson in Tampa last night, the FCAT is a waste of time and needs to go.
“This is not what we do in real life. Nobody says, ‘here’s your prompt, you have 45 minutes, put it out there. In 45 minutes. And elaborate.”
Plant City 4th grade teacher Faye Cook said the state’s standardized testing system doesn’t reflect ...
Be the first to commentWorking people critical of Governor and Legislature
04/15/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Friday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: unions, Rick Scott, payroll deductions, merit pay, teachers, FCAT, tenure, BP, Jean Clements, Cheryl Shroeder, Stephen Sarnoff, Ann Vanek-Dasovich, labor
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up today we'll hear from local labor activists who are concerned about anti-union proposals being pushed by the Governor and being passed by the state legislature.
Our guests are: Jean Clements, President, Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association; Stephen Sarnoff, President, Communication Workers (CWA) 3179, represents city workers in Pinellas and Pasco Counties; Cheryl Schroeder, Executive Director, West Central Florida Fed...
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