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Thanks for visiting. On a semi-daily basis we scan Florida's major daily newspapers for significant Florida political news and punditry. We also review the editorial pages and political columnists/pundits for Florida political commentary. The papers we review include: the Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Naples News, Sarasota Herald Tribune, St Pete Times, Tampa Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Tallahassee Democrat, and, occasionally, the Florida Times Union; we also review the political news blogs associated with these newspapers.

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The Blog for Tuesday, May 17, 2005

How Convenient

    "Florida schools granted leeway":
    With the wave of a hand from federal authorities, as many as 400 additional public schools in Florida appear likely this year to meet tough education standards set by the No Child Left Behind Act.

    U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, standing with Gov. Jeb Bush, announced Monday that her agency has granted a request made by state education officials to alter the way Florida evaluates whether its students are meeting the requirements of the landmark, 3-year-old law; one of the top domestic achievements of President Bush.

    Spellings justified granting Florida this "flexibility" because she said state officials have convinced her that Gov. Bush's A+ education plan, which took effect in 1999, did meet the goals of federal law because it requires schools to improve student performance through the use of a single, high-stakes test.

    Florida is the first state in the nation to be granted this "flexibility," which comes at a time when the nation's largest teachers union and several school districts have challenged the law in court.
    Isn't that convenient. See also "Florida receives new flexibility for schools law".

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