Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties in Florida are considering the same thing. Florida, which is considered a progressive state when it comes to school accountability, has been relying on a system that looks at raw scores at the school level. But Florida is moving toward a more sophisticated system that goes beyond raw test scores, one that is starting to look more like Sanders' model. Soon the state will reward or punish schools based on progress or lack of progress. State education officials are working on a state testing system that includes several grade levels in a row, something Gov. Jeb Bush advocated during the campaign.
Accountability is so important.
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