Monthly Archives: June 2011

Comparing apples to apples and oranges to oranges

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

Guest post by Deputy Chancellor for Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Services Mary Jane Tappen Finding a way to compare apples to apples and oranges to oranges, Florida, along with more than 40 other states, has adopted the Common Core State … Continue reading →

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Exceptional Teachers for Exceptional Students

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

Guest post from Bambi J. Lockman, LL.D Chief, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services (BEESS) Congratulations to Prekindergarten Exceptional Student Education Teacher Belinda Nease of Southside Elementary School in Nassau County  on being named a Macy’s/Florida Department of Education … Continue reading →

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Summer Literacy

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

Guest post by Stuart Greenberg, Just Read, Florida! executive director  School may be out, but literacy is always in. Here at the Florida Department of Education, we continue to focus our energy on reading and literacy. Studies show that when … Continue reading →

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