For Parents

Florida's education system has been a national model for innovation and accountability since the adoption of the A+ Plan 25 years ago. However, one glaring gap remains in how Florida measures and supports student achievement: the critical early elementary years, kindergarten through second grade. Florida’s accountability system does not measure student performance until the third grade and learning gains are not measured until the fourth grade. Because of this gap, student ga

At 6 PM on a Tuesday, Maria Santos is helping her third-grader with math homework at their kitchen table while dinner simmers on the...