The Orlando Sentinel School Zone blog reports that Florida’s science standards’ grade given by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute has been reconsidered. Before the standards were revised in 2008, the standards had been given F after F after F. The first grade issued after the revision was expected to be a vast improvement; we were hoping for a B or even an A. Instead, we got a D.
However, that grade has suddenly been revised after some folks called Fordham to complain. We now have a C. There is no explanation yet as to how Fordham justifies that grade change.
So,do we still try to repair the original standards or wait and adopt the national standards?
What determines the grade? Is it knowledge of science or acceptance of evolution.?