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Media Coverage of FSCCC Response to Governor's Order and Letters
September, 2013Here is a sample of news coverage about Governor Scott's executive order and letters and FSCCC's response:
- Allisonn Neil of Sunshine State News quoted our statement extensively in a story about the Democrat Party attack on Governor Scott.
The assessment test also gathered considerable criticism not only from members of the Legislature, but from the public as well. Florida Stop Common Core Coalition, which has been particularly vocal against not only PARCC, but Common Core, commended the governor's decision to pull out of the testing.
"The Florida Stop Common Core Coalition heartily commends the governor's efforts to hear the concerns of Florida parents and citizens about the many problems with the Common Core system of standards, aligned assessments, and data collection," wrote FSCCC in a statement released Monday. "These include issues regarding quality; state and local control; parental rights; the teaching, testing, and data collection of psychological parameters; and cost. We thank Governor Scott and look forward to working with him, the Legislature, Commissioner Stewart and the state Board of Education." Even members of the Democratic Party had expressed hesitation over Common Core and PARCC.
"The Florida Stop Common Core Coalition heartily commends the governor's efforts to hear the concerns of Florida parents and citizens about the many problems with the Common Core system of standards, aligned assessments, and data collection," wrote FSCCC in a statement released Monday. "These include issues regarding quality; state and local control; parental rights; the teaching, testing, and data collection of psychological parameters; and cost. We thank Governor Scott and look forward to working with him, the Legislature, Commissioner Stewart and the state Board of Education." Even members of the Democratic Party had expressed hesitation over Common Core and PARCC.
- Jeremy Kennedy of the Sarasota Herald Tribune in his column about how Governor Scott "threaded a political needle" quoted our commendation of the governor, but did not mention that we see this as only a first step:
Florida Stop Common Core Coalition: "The Florida Stop Common Core Coalition heartily commends the governor"s efforts to hear the concerns of Florida parents and citizens about the many problems with the Common Core system of standards, aligned assessments, and data collection."
