Today – Krista Brunson, Amy Eley & Scott Stump
“Some Florida parents are fighting for their child’s right to recess. Twenty-three elementary schools in Orange County, Florida, have been cutting back on recess, and even canceling it altogether to maximize class time. In a recent Orange County School Board meeting, parents asked that recess time be enforced in all local schools for all students…At the center of the issue in Florida are Common Core exams, mandatory standardized tests in math, language arts and literacy, where the students’ performance often dictates teachers’ pay and sometimes their jobs. Many teachers are using that extra 20 minutes that would have been spent on the playground at recess in order to teach the test.”(more)