Stewart said additional improvement in Floridas graduation rate and the addition of a requirement for social studies and history assessments should bring the states achievement grade up next year.
Stewart suggested Education Week take that into account by adding an efficiency index to its finance grading formula.
Stewart suggested Education Week take that into account by adding an efficiency index to its finance grading formula.
Stewart also criticized the methodology that resulted in Floridas lower school finance grade of D-plus and predicted its C-minus for student achievement would improve next year.
While the state gets high marks for equity in school spending, another drag on Floridas finance grade is that it devotes only 3 percent of its taxable resources to K-12 education 42nd nationally.
That year, Florida had only a 63.9 percent graduation rate 44th nationally compared to a 71.7 percent national average, but it still was a 14 percent improvement since 2000 the second biggest increase in the nation.
Education Week on Thursday gave Florida an A for transitions and alignment, one of six categories that make up the publications annual Quality Counts rankings for the 50 states and District of Columbia.
Floridas overall grade went up from C-plus to B-minus. This years national average is C-plus.
For the upcoming session, well continue working with the Legislature to enhance Floridas education system, Scott said in a statement.
The state had dropped from fifth to 11th last year largely due to weaker student performance and spending cuts. Last years decline interrupted a rapid climb from 31st to fifth place in just four years.
Floridas school spending had been in steady decline for several years including a $1.3 billion cut in the 2011-12 budget year, which ended on June 30.
The states grades in the other two categories revised this year,online education. though, remain unchanged with a C for chance of success 34th nationally and a D-plus for finance 39th.
Stewart, though, noted 17.3 percent of Floridas population was 65 or older in the 2010 census, the highest in the nation.
She also said Florida squeezes more out of the dollars it does spend on education.
Education Week on ThuFlorida schools 6th in Education Week rankingsrsday gave Florida an A for transitions and alignment, one of six categories that make up the publications annual Quality Counts rankings for the 50 states and District of Columbia.
Floridas school spending had been in steady decline for several years including a $1.3 billion cut in the 2011-12 budget year,2013-1-29 上午 4:10:37. which ended on June 30.
That statistic alone could explain why Florida might spend a smaller proportion of state taxable revenues on the K-12 age population than other states do, Stewart said.
Education Week updates three of the six categories every year. Floridas C-minus for student achievement , another A for standards assessments and accountability and a B for the quality of the states teaching profession were carried over from 2012.
Scott, who had sought an even bigger reduction, has since reversed course. Lawmakers approved his request to restore $1 billion to public schools for the current budget year.
This is in large part a reflection of Floridas philosophy that what matters most is not how much we spend but how we spend the dollars we allocate, Stewart said. A high per pupil expenditure does not automatically produce high achieving pupils.
Florida this year improved its grade for transitions and alignment from B-minus and 14th nationally to A and fourth place.
TALLAHASSEE Floridas public schools have returned to the top 10 in a national ranking at sixth place due to high marks for coordinating kindergarten through 12th grade education with early learning, post-secondary education and the states workforce.
Florida this year improved its grade for transitions and alignment from B-minus and 14th nationally to A and fourth place.
While the state gets high marks for equity in school spending, another drag on Floridas finance grade is that it devotes only 3 percent of its taxable resources to K-12 education 42nd nationally.
Gov. Rick Scott, business leaders, lawmakers and State Board of Education members also hailed Floridas ranking as evidence the states efforts to set high standards and hold schools accountable for reaching those goals are working. Floridas improvement in the rankings has coincided with those efforts spearheaded by former Gov. Jeb Bush as well as class size limits that were ordered by voters but opposed by Bush and most other Republican politicians.
Floridas overall grade went up from C-plus to B-minus. This years national average is C-plus.
Gov. Rick Scott, business leaders, lawmakers and State Board of Education members also hailed Floridas ranking as evidence the states efforts to set high standards and hold schools accountable for reaching those goals are working. Floridas improvement in the rankings has coincided with those efforts spearheaded by former Gov. Jeb Bush as well as class size limits that were ordered by voters but opposed by Bush and most other Republican politicians.
That statistic alone could explain why Florida might spend a smaller proportion of state taxable revenues on the K-12 age population than other states do, Stewart said.
Education Week updates three of the six categories every year. Floridas C-minus for student achievement , another A for standards assessments and accountability and a B for the quality of the states teaching profession were carried over from 2012.
We obviously are very proud of the ct that we have made this rapid move up over the last number of years, said interim Education Commissioner Pam Stewart, who also serves as public schools chancellor.
Scott, who had sought an even bigger reduction, has since reversed course. Lawmakers approved his request to restore $1 billion to public schools for the current budget year.
Floridas C-minus for student achievement was still good enough to rank 12th nationally. The achievement grades are based on previously announced National Assessment of Educational Progress reading and math scores, Advanced Placement exams and high school graduation rates for the class of 2008.
Stewart also criticized the methodology that resulted in Floridas lower school finance grade of D-plus and predicted its C-minus for student achievement would improve next year.
We obviously are very proud of the ct that we have made this rapid move up over the last number of years, said interim Education Commissioner Pam Stewart, who also serves as public schools chancellor.
For the upcoming session, well continue working with the Legislature to enhance Floridas education system, Scott said in a statement.
TALLAHASSEE Floridas public schools have returned to the top 10 in a national ranking at sixth place due to high marks for coordinating kindergarten through 12th grade education with early learning, post-secondary education and the states workforce.
Florida ranks 49th in the number of students funded at or above the $11,824 national average and 40th in per student funding at $9,572. The dollar figures are adjusted to account for regional cost differences.
The states grades in the other two categories revised this year,February 1 2013. though, remain unchanged with a C for chance of success 34th nationally and a D-plus for finance 39th.
She also said Florida squeezes more out of the dollars it does spend on education.
That year, Florida had only a 63.9 percent graduation rate 44th nationally compared to a 71.7 percent national average, but it still was a 14 percent improvement since 2000 the second biggest increase in the nation.
The state had dropped from fifth to 11th last year largely due to weaker student performance and spending cuts. Last years decline interrupted a rapid climb from 31st to fifth place in just four years.
This is in large part a reflection of Floridas philosophy that what matters most is not how much we spend but how we spend the dollars we allocate, Stewart said. A high per pupil expenditure does not automatically produce high achieving pupils.
Florida ranks 49th in the number of students funded at or above the $11,824 national average and 40th in per student funding at $9,572. The dollar figures are adjusted to account for regional cost differences.
Floridas C-minus for student achievement was still good enough to rank 12th nationally. The achievement grades are based on previously announced National Assessment of Educational Progress reading and math scores, Advanced Placement exams and high school graduation rates for the class of 2008.
Stewart said additional improvement in Floridas graduation rate and the addition of a requirement for social studies and history assessments should bring the states achievement grade up next year.
Stewart, though, noted 17.3 percent of Floridas population was 65 or older in the 2010 census, the highest in the nation.
