Florida 'Rolls Back' Education Standards

(Tallahassee, Florida) Gov. Rick Scott has signed legislation which "rolls back" graduation standards for Florida students.

Under the new law, middle and high school students are no longer required to pass end-of-course (EOC) exams in any subject except Algebra I.

For the other subject area EOCs, the score they receive will simply count as 30 percent of their grade and will no longer impact whether or not they can progress from one grade to the next or graduate.

Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, said that while the law does change educational paths for students, it doesn’t eliminate the state’s emphasis on increasing the rigor.

In any event, attaining the reduced standards will be more rigorously pursued. ???