Now physics is gone

Sheesh, activity in the legislature can turn on a dime. Paul R says the following in the comments of the previous post on science education bills:

HB 7087 is a disaster and it has supplanted all other bills and now the Senate has engrossed it into a bill sponsored by Sen. Wise, SB 2482 – physics is gone, physical science is gone, Biology is the only listed science and it must be tested as the sole representative of high school science literacy. Also gone – the mathematics requirements for algebra 2 and geometry.

This is wrong. All the gains in the amendments spoken of here are gone. Unfortunately it appears that inertia has overcome momentum here. The President spoke of a new national commitment to math and science education at NAS yesterday. I think Florida will need a waiver for that national program, too.

In any case, SB 2482, which is now identical to HB 7087, is slated for passage today in the Senate, which will likely mean that Gov. Crist will have the next say.

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5 Responses to Now physics is gone

  1. Stacy says:

    Charlie.Crist@MyFlorida.com – (in case anyone wants it) 🙂

  2. Kathy S says:

    This is outrageous! Especially in light of Obama’s wonderful address to the National Academy of Sciences yesterday. Thanks Stacy…top on my list of things to do today!

  3. Jonathan Smith says:

    Yon : I also do not understand the point you are making,would you like to clarify?

  4. PatrickHenry says:

    If there’s no response by morning, I’ll clean it all up. This site shouldn’t be cluttered with such material.

  5. Paul R says:

    SB 2482 is still pending this afternoon – it requires high school science be 3 years, including a mandated Biology I and two other unspecified courses (which could be just bio/life science focussed). In addition, science FCAT is replaced with an end-of-course exam in Bio I as the only expectation for graduation outcomes for meaningful standards testing. This is what the proposed amendment would do by Sen. Wise. There is a chance that there will not be time to take up the bill on the last day, and if Senate Bill 2482 fails, then House Bill 7087 may also die.

    It is true that Sen. Altman’s bill 2654, is dead, but 2482 is still on the watch list for a short time more.

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