Articles in Category: 'Education Week'

Florida Schools Slip to 11th on National Report Card

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: January 12, 2012 10:25 AM

TAGS: accountability, Education Week, Gerard Robinson, grades, News, Rick Scott, school spending, Teachers, Politics

Florida Climbs to No. 5 on U.S. School Report Card

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: January 11, 2011 3:55 AM

Buttressing former Gov. Jeb Bush's claims, a new annual report by Education Week gives high marks to Florida's public schools.

TAGS: accountability, Education Week, FCAT, Florida Education, Florida Education Association, Jeb Bush, News, Quality Counts, school finance, teacher evaluation, Politics

Graduation Rates: Solid Gains or Creative Accounting?

By: Kenric Ward | Posted: November 22, 2010 4:05 AM

Florida claims its high-school graduation rate rose to 79 percent this year, but, once again, other computations suggest otherwise.

TAGS: Alliance for Excellent Education, Charlie Crist, Editorial Projects in Education, Education Week, Florida Department of Education, high school graduation rate, National Assessment for Educational Progress, News, Politics