A Hot Topic

The Florida Standards Assessment is a hot-button issue embroiled in a statewide debate – and it goes hand-in-hand with Common Core. Many people agree with the points Sydney brought up in her speech – including her own mom.
Opponents of the FSA say the new system was rushed into place before it was proven to be a valid method of assessing students. With no meaningful data on whether the test was viable, why hadn’t the state Department of Education taken a one-year break from grading schools? And that’s not the only problem.