@LisaLeslie joins the chorus during #afcpolicysummit: parents are the key to making changes in #schoolchoice. #edreform #edchat #education9 hours agoReplyRetweet
@LisaLeslie at #afcpolicysummit on having more celebrities on #schoolchoice bandwagon: they get it. Biggest challenge getting involved: time9 hours agoReplyRetweet
@LisaLeslie at #afcpolicysummit: left her newly-built home and moved 45 minutes away for better school #schoolchoice #edreform9 hours agoReplyRetweet
@LisaLeslie at #afcpolicysummit: I know what it's like to be under served and be stuck in that zip code #schoolchoice #edreform9 hours agoReplyRetweet
@LisaLeslie talks about being underserved in education at #afcpolicysummit. Was on the honor roll, but didn't score well on the SAT.10 hours agoReplyRetweet
@kevinpchavous at #afcpolicysummit: we need each and every option for our children. One size does not fit all. #schoolchoice #edreform10 hours agoReplyRetweet
Sandeep Thomas got his H.S. degree online. He's speaking today at the #afcpolicysummit, talking about #schoolchoice and opportunities10 hours agoReplyRetweet
RT @PEFNC: Doug Tuthill, Step Up pres: lowest performing students using scholarships, keep up with students across country11 hours agoReplyRetweet

Florida roundup: Test costs, parent protests, the “Florida Formula” & more

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Standardized test costs. They total about $1.7 billion a year nationwide, according to a new report from Brookings that includes state-by-state figures. Not much, concludes researcher Matt Chingos, who adds “perhaps we’re spending less than we should.” Coverage from Education Week and Huffington Post. Former Florida education commissioner Gerard Robinson tells the latter about test anxiety: “I won’t pretend that tests don’t matter and there’s no anxiety — but I also tell people there’s anxiety with sex. There’s anxiety with sex, but there isn’t any talk about getting rid of that.”

And still more Jeb summit coverage. Politic365 on the “Florida Formula.” EdFly Blog on the crucial center. Rick Hess on “The Common Core Kool-Aid.”

More protests from Hillsborough parents. They want better training for employees who work with special-needs children, StateImpact Florida reports. More from Tampa Bay Times.

About Ron Matus

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Ron Matus is editor of redefinED and assistant director for policy & public affairs at Step Up for Students. He joined Step Up in February 2012 after 20 years in journalism, including eight years as an education reporter with the Tampa Bay Times (formerly the St. Petersburg Times). Ron can be reached at rmatus@stepupforstudents.org or (813) 402-0207. Follow him on Twitter @redefinEDonline and on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/redefinedonline.

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