Sunshine State students are exceeding expectations, busting long held myths about education, and proving the founding principle of Florida's Formula for Student Achivement - all children can learn!
Florida has experienced rising student achievement since the enactment of the A+ Plan in 1999. The Florida Formula for Student Achievement grades schools on an A-F scale, just like the students; reading is required in order to advance to fourth grade; schools and teachers are rewarded for rising achievement; and parents are provided an unprecedented array of educational choices.
As a result, Sunshine State students are now leading the nation in educational progress. According to the 2009 Nation's Report Card, Florida's Hispanic fourth graders are reading as well or better than the average student in 31 states and the District of Columbia. Florida’s low-income, Hispanic fourth graders are on pace to close the achievement gap with the average U.S. student next year.
Comparing States to Florida's Hispanic Students 4th Grade Hispanic Students in Florida now outscore or tie the statewide reading average of all students in 31 states
More Hispanic students are taking rigorous courses to prepare for College. In 1999, only 5,600 Hispanic students were taking and passing AP exams. Today that number has increased almost 300% to over 22,000 students!
Florida was able to reverse a generation of decline in public schools by creating a system of high expectations and clear accountability that fostered student achievement.
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