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Where do our elected officials stand on Common Core?

 

 

 

 

 

 


House Speaker Steve Crisafulli supports the current education standards.

 

"We want to ensure that Florida students are offered a high-quality education that prepares them for successful, rewarding careers and provides our state with a well-educated workforce.  There is common ground among educators, families and legislators on how to achieve that goal.  In Florida, we have adopted education standards tailored to the needs of our students.  They were, and continue to be, the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards.

On February 18, 2014, the State Board of Education (SBE) adopted revised standards designed to equip Florida's students to be college and career ready when they graduate from high school.  No other state has our exact standards.  These standards contained 98 changes from Common Core.  We believe these standards best meet the needs of Florida students." 

 

- Excerpt of a reply to an email to Rep. Crisafulli

 

 

 

 

Gov Rick Scott rejected the federal test, but is committed to Common Core.

 

“While the debate surrounding Common Core Standards has become polarized into a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ discussion, we heard during the Education Summit that most education leaders agreed on two things. We agree that we should say ‘yes’ to high standards for Florida students and ‘no’ to the federal government’s overreach into our education system. Therefore, I notified the federal government that Florida would be withdrawing from PARCC, and at the same time we will hold public comment sessions to receive input on any alterations that should be made to the current Common Core Standards. We are committed to maintaining high standards for our students. Period. The six steps outlined to the Board of Education will help Florida move forward in maintaining exceptionally high standards while removing federal intrusion into our education system.”

 

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