The School District of Lee County, Fla., voted Wednesday to opt out of statewide, standardized testing. In a 3-2 vote Wednesday, the district became the first in Florida to say no to Common Core testing that 45 states and the District of Columbia voluntarily adopted in 2010. - Read More
By Emily Atteberry | The (Fort Myers, Fla.) News-Press
The School District of Lee County, Fla., voted Wednesday to opt out of statewide, standardized testing. In a 3-2 vote Wednesday, the district became the first in Florida to say no to Common Core testing that 45 states and the District of Columbia voluntarily adopted in 2010. - Read More
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Watchdog Wire | Ben DeGrow
“Assessment is a measurement. In many respects it’s truly vital, but assessment doesn’t really build anything,” Gledich told district leaders. “We need to remove that mental notion that we teach to the test, and we need to replace it with ‘we teach to the student’.” He not only called for easing up on state tests but also said the district will stop requiring individual schools from using the computerized MAP assessment. - Read Full Story
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