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While Florida’s public schools use one grading scale to assess their students, the Department of Education and districts grade schools on a curve, adjusting letter grades to fit a more desirable outcome, shielding the true scope of the problem facing the state’s education system. We do not grade our schools like we grade our students. If we did, most of our schools would not be an A or even a B.

Florida schools are actually in a major crisis academically, despite PR efforts by the Florida Department of Education to persuade taxpayers into believing the state has the very best schools in the nation. With 82 percent of schools effectively earning a ‘D’ grade or lower, and the state ranking near the bottom of the recent Nations Report Card (NAEP) and 43rd in SAT scores nationwide, it’s abundantly clear that urgent action is needed. The Exact numbers are as follows:

-The recent Nations Report Card from NAEP has Florida 46th in Math and 47th in Reading in the US.
-SAT Scores for 2023/24 Florida ranks 43 among the 50 states and DC.
-ACT Scores for 2023 Florida ranks 39th in the US.

In addition to abolishing the curved grading scale, we are also calling on you to raise graduation standards, which have been lowered to a point where students are being awarded diplomas despite lacking basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Please take decisive action to preserve our education system and make us the best academically in the nation.

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