Texas company to evaluate Florida schools

TALLAHASSEE — Undeterred by the controversy over school testing, Gov. Jeb Bush has asked a politically connected Texas company to do a computer analysis on the state’s FCAT scores and suggest more changes to Florida schools.

“I love it,” Bush said, when asked about the computer analysis program known as Just for the Kids. “They’re a little bit different twist on our grading system, but it’s very similar.”

Bush met privately last week with the program’s founder and head, Tom Luce, a Dallas attorney with strong Republican ties. Luce began the program when Bush’s brother, George W. Bush, was governor.

Supporters say the program allows schools to be compared more fairly than with FCAT scores alone because it weighs differences such as wealth, race and language skills. For example, a low-income school with Spanish-speaking students can be compared with a school with a similar makeup to find out which does better and why…{{link http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-ffcat16aug16,1,2763075.story?coll=sfla-news-florida/ MORE}}

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