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At a Spanish restaurant in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, one of the most powerful women in education, Lily Eskelsen Garcia, pumps up union members by…
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On the Florida Roundup, Steven Sotloff, from Pinecrest, is the second American journalist murdered by the Islamic State. Florida Senator Bill Nelson wants…
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NewscastToday on WLRN-Miami Herald News, you heard:
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Miami-Dade Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said Florida leaders should rethink the scope and purpose of education testing, and give schools more time to…
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The Lee County school board has reversed its decision to reject state tests, after board member Mary Fischer changed her mind. Last week the board became…
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The testing doesn’t stop.Out of the 180-day academic year, Miami-Dade County schools will administer standardized tests on every day but eight.Though not…
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Teacher unions everywhere are mad.Educators say after 12 years of implementing standardized tests nationwide those assessments are proving impediments to…
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UPDATE: Wednesday night, Lee County's school board became the first in Florida to reject required statewide exams. The board voted 3-2.The consequences of…
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UPDATE: Education Commissioner Pam Stewart has sent a letter to Pearson saying she expects “a resolution and explanation for this immediately.” “This failure is inexcusable,” Stewart wrote. “Florida’s students and
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New testing data shows Hillsborough County schools beat the performance of other large urban school districts in math and reading. Miami-Dade fourth grade…
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The latest U.S. results on an international math, science and reading test are ‘sobering,’ experts said, and show the average U.S. student continues to lose ground against those around the
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Florida student scores improved on a key national standardized test, including some of the largest eighth grade reading and math gains in the country....