SB616 Continues Today

Today (Thursday, April 2^nd, 2015), the Florida Senate will continue working on SB616. Yesterday there was much debate and amendments filed. Follow this link to an update on yesterday’s work on SB616: ‘Bill that clamps down on school testing put on hold’, By Brandon Larrabee, The News Service of Florida.

I want to thank Senators Lee and Hays for their comments on the floor of the Senate yesterday;

“We have lost the public-relations war in our communities over testing. And all the theory and all the concept is great, but the parents aren’t buying it anymore. We’ve spun and talked our way through this as long as we can, and no one’s buying the message anymore.” -Senate Appropriations Chairman Sen. Tom Lee, R-Brandon

“Don’t we owe it to the students, the parents and the teachers of this state to do it right instead of doing it in a hurry? I beg you, pass this good amendment and challenge, if you need to, our colleagues in the House to not take it. I cannot imagine their good conscience allowing them to reject this amendment.” -Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla

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