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Comments on Florida’s incendiary race-based proficiency standards

Harold Kwalwasser, November 15, 2012

On November 9, the Orlando Sentinel published my commentary on Florida’s race-based proficiency standards. Having gotten a waiver from the US Department of Education from No Child Left Behind, the state crafted new standards, where the expected levels of performance depend on a student’s race. It is a wrong-headed solution in so many ways. See the full commentary by clicking on the link in the In the News section.

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In the News

Saying ‘Good Bye’ to Grades (School Administrator, December 2015, December, 2015)
Standardized tests don't help us evaluate teachers (Los Angeles Times, September, 2015)
The Formula for Successful School Reform: One part Legislative Humility Mixed with Three Parts Hard Work at the Grass Roots (American Constitution Society Book Talk, February, 2013)
Miami-Dade teachers’ book club a think tank on school reform (based on Renewal) (Miami Herald, December, 2012)
Florida's incendiary new race-based proficiency standards (Orlando Sentinel, November, 2012)
Choice Magazine "Highly Recommends" Renewal (, October, 2012)
Book Review: Renewal (Dynamite Lesson Plan, May, 2012)
Interview on KYW (Philadelphia) on April 17, 2012. (KYW-AM (Philadelphia, PA), April, 2012)
My Commentary in Ed Week on the 10th Anniversary of NCLB (Education Week, January, 2012)
Why great teachers aren't enough to make schools work (Washington Post, August, 2011)

Commentaries

Saying ‘Good Bye’ to Grades (December 11, 2015)
Standardized tests don’t help us evaluate teachers (September 16, 2015)
Why Teachers Colleges get a Flunking Grade (October 25, 2013)
School elections: What do we do about low voter turnout? (September 16, 2013)
Mooresville’s Recipe for Great Schools (September 16, 2013)
Kwalwasser Speaks to the American Constitution Society (February 7, 2013)
Miami-Dade Teacher Think Tank Using Renewal (December 19, 2012)
Comments on Florida’s incendiary race-based proficiency standards (November 15, 2012)
Teacher Evaluations: The Challenge to making them successful (November 1, 2012)
Great Talk at Baltimore’s Pratt Library (October 3, 2012)

Discussions

What are the components of a successful program to train administrators and others to conduct newly-mandated requirements to evaluate teachers?
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