Minimize Testing @MinimizeTesting

Goal: to reduce the amount of standardized testing in the MCSD to the minimal amount required by law and replace it with more authentic learning experiences. minimizetesting.com Monroe County, Florida Joined April 2015

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Gary Fineout @fineout

4 years ago

and four members of Fla Senate - @jasonbrodeur @DannyBurgessFL @JoeGruters @isayray - voted for the BF guarantee while they were in the House. So four more who flipped on the issue

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Gary Fineout @fineout

4 years ago

Here are the 10 senators who flip-flopped on Bright Futures: @dennisbaxley @AaronPBean @JeffreyBrandes @DougBroxson @WiltonSimpson @SenatorGainer @debbie_mayfield @Kathleen4SWFL @kellistargel Sen. Travis Hutson

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Accountabaloney @FLBaloney

4 years ago

We are halfway through #Florida's 2021 legislative session. Here's a quick look at some of the bills we are following and what to watch this week: #SB86, #HB545 #HB1475 #SB78 #HB529 #SB582 #SB48 #HB7045 #SB1014 accountabaloney.com/index.php/2021…

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Accountabaloney @FLBaloney

5 years ago

Arizona's business community is beginning to speak out in opposition to ESAs (like those advanced in Florida's #SB48) and the privatization of public education. "Public education is the single most powerful economic development tool we have as a state." azcapitoltimes.com/news/2021/02/1…

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Accountabaloney @FLBaloney

5 years ago

This week Florida’s Education Appropriation Cmte approved a similar measure #SB48 with an “indeterminate” impact on state funding. It is irresponsible and foolish. @SenMannyDiazJr @DougBroxson @kellistargel

Derek W. Black @DerekWBlack

5 years ago

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Minimize Testing @MinimizeTesting

5 years ago

#LetThemPlay

Accountabaloney @FLBaloney

5 years ago

#LetThemPlay

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Accountabaloney @FLBaloney

5 years ago

Great idea. “This spring and summer should not be filled with extra lessons,” the letter says. “Children, teachers and parents need time and space to recover from the stress that the past year has placed on them." theguardian.com/society/2021/f…

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Accountabaloney @FLBaloney

5 years ago

"FEE’s Floridian roots do have one undeniable pedagogic function: they make the blatant hucksterism at the heart of the education reform movement much harder to deny. FL, after all, has played host to more grand swindles than any other state." The grand swindle lives on in #SB48

Jennifer Berkshire @BisforBerkshire

5 years ago

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Minimize Testing @MinimizeTesting

5 years ago

Great advice from a former Superintendent of the Voorheesville district in upstate New York. #WaiveSpringTesting @teachcardona @EducationFL dianeravitch.net/2020/12/12/ter…

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Minimize Testing @MinimizeTesting

5 years ago

Well done Texas: "The Texas Education Agency announced today that A-F ratings would be paused for 2020-21 school year due to the ongoing disruptions associated with COVID-19." tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news…

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Minimize Testing @MinimizeTesting

5 years ago

Great new for Missourians! Will Florida's children see relief? @EducationFL @richardcorcoran

Accountabaloney @FLBaloney

5 years ago

Great new for Missourians! Will Florida's children see relief? @EducationFL @richardcorcoran

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Minimize Testing @MinimizeTesting

5 years ago

A book worth reading... and gifting...

Jennifer Berkshire @BisforBerkshire

5 years ago

A book worth reading... and gifting...

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Minimize Testing @MinimizeTesting

5 years ago

"And in a year when time is going to be a precious commodity, every single element of the school year has to be questioned--does this help my students move forward? BS Testing does not meet that measure." #WaiveTheFSA @EducationFL curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2020/11/no-the…

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Accountabaloney @FLBaloney

5 years ago

#FLPublicEdVoter #povertymatters #schoolchoiceSCAM

Chris Lubienski @CLub_edu

5 years ago

#FLPublicEdVoter #povertymatters #schoolchoiceSCAM

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Accountabaloney @FLBaloney

5 years ago

Heads Up: Betsy DeVos’ American Federation for Children just donated $130K to pro-voucher billionaire John Kirtley’s Florida Federation for Children. Watch for attack ads targeting all your favorite pro-public ed candidates then be a #FLPublicEdVoter

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Accountabaloney @FLBaloney

5 years ago

"Schools are economic and social assets... the economic benefit of a high school graduate is two and a half times the cost of getting that student through school. Yet the rise of high-stakes testing has become a tool for devaluing schools." @MinimizeTesting #SchoolGradeSCAM

Peter Greene @palan57

5 years ago

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Accountabaloney @FLBaloney

5 years ago

Agree 100%. “Simple public health measures can enable the economy by allowing businesses to operate in a safe manner. All it takes is responsible leadership based on science, medicine and accurate, current data.” Listen to our doctors: @RonDeSantisFL sun-sentinel.com/opinion/commen…

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Accountabaloney @FLBaloney

5 years ago

“Available ICU beds is not the metric on which we should be focusing. Rather, we have the tools to prevent new cases: masking, social distancing, testing and contact tracing. The governor’s focus should be on resourcing and deploying these tools to our local communities” #Florida

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Minimize Testing @MinimizeTesting

5 years ago

"not just crap, but sloppy, poorly thought out crap." The dismantling of pubic education will be on the ballot this fall. Be a #FLPublicEdVoter. Please. curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2020/08/trumps…