Reform Florida

Author(s): Glass, Gene V; Chatterji, Madhabi; Abrams, Lisa; Smith, Mary Lee; MacDonald, Victoria-Maria; Dorn, Sherman; Harris, Douglas N.; Hacsi, Tim; Molnar, Alex

Institution: Arizona State University

This series of policy briefs examining education reform in Florida finds that the results of the state's aggressive school-reform program have been mixed, and that the state's actions often do not match its rhetoric when it comes to implementing reforms.

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Press Release121.44 KB
Table of Contents40.44 KB
Introduction and Executive Summary155.06 KB
Good and Bad News About Florida Student Achievement: Performance Trends on Multiple Indicators Since Passage of the A+ Legislation332.97 KB
Good and Bad News About Florida Student Achievement: Performance Trends on Multiple Indicators Since Passage of the A+ Legislation (Executive Summary)160.67 KB
Good and Bad News About Florida Student Achievement: Performance Trends on Multiple Indicators Since Passage of the A+ Legislation (Appendices)217.68 KB
Teachers' Views on High-Stakes Testing: Implications for the Classroom294.62 KB
Teachers' Views on High-Stakes Testing: Implications for the Classroom (Executive Summary)127.74 KB
Retaining Students in Grade: Consequences for Florida209.97 KB
Retaining Students in Grade: Consequences for Florida (Executive Summary)125.15 KB
Funding Florida's Schools: Adequacy, Costs, and the State Constitution238.12 KB
Funding Florida's Schools: Adequacy, Costs, and the State Constitution (Executive Summary)125.57 KB
The Status of English Language Learners in Florida: Trends and Prospects273.84 KB
The Status of English Language Learners in Florida: Trends and Prospects (Executive Summary)131.14 KB
Putting a High Quality Teacher in Every Classroom257.71 KB
Putting a High Quality Teacher in Every Classroom (Executive Summary)131.86 KB
Teacher Evaluation235.31 KB
Teacher Evaluation (Executive Summary)122.15 KB
Innovations and Accountability: Vouchers, Charters, and the Florida Virtual School220.76 KB
Innovations and Accountability: Vouchers, Charters, and the Florida Virtual School (Executive Summary)128.82 KB
Reforming the Structure of Florida's Accountability System261.82 KB
Reforming the Structure of Florida's Accountability System (Executive Summary)135.89 KB
Alternatives for Florida's Assessment and Accountability System267.69 KB
Alternatives for Florida's Assessment and Accountability System (Executive Summary)140.26 KB
Class Size, Pre-Kindergarten, and Educational Adequacy: Costs and Funding Options for Florida223.27 KB
Class Size, Pre-Kindergarten, and Educational Adequacy: Costs and Funding Options for Florida (Executive Summary)130.96 KB
Front Cover110.87 KB
Back Cover71.28 KB
Topic(s): School Reform