{"id":1656,"date":"2012-08-21T06:25:42","date_gmt":"2012-08-21T10:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=1656"},"modified":"2012-08-21T06:25:42","modified_gmt":"2012-08-21T10:25:42","slug":"and-what-about-science-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=1656","title":{"rendered":"And what about science education?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I would quote the parts related to science education in this story about Florida using national standards and tougher tests … but there ARE NONE: FCAT to be retired, replaced by more and tougher exams<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bridge to Tomorrow is noticing the same thing<\/a>. “That is, Florida\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s students will be competing at the national level in math and English language arts, but we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll continue to insulate our students from national competition in science.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I would quote the parts related to science education in this story about Florida using national standards and tougher tests … but there ARE NONE: FCAT to be retired, replaced by more and tougher exams. 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