Fordham and history trivia fetish
The Fordham Institute's review of Florida's social-studies standards for history content simultaneously lauds the standards for a generally good outline and then castigates the state for not including more "specifics." Maybe the reviewers at Fordham were unaware that there are only 180 school days in the calendar, and they certainly didn't see the draft with […]
Moody’s warning on Florida state budget
Wow: According to the Orlando Sentinel education blog, Moody’s has just issued a warning on Governor Rick Scott’s budget proposal, saying that if the state budget cuts as deeply into education as proposed by the governor, ratings for individual school districts would drop. That’s an interesting twist on state-local relationships. I have no clue how […]