The Miami Herald – Christina Veiga
“Florida released its school grades Friday, and Miami-Dade County and Broward counties fared pretty well. But with the results based on a new test, new learning standards for students and a new grading formula, school officials cautioned not to compare this year to last. Miami-Dade schools in 2014-2015 earned a B average – one percentage point away from an A. Top marks went to 38 percent of schools, and only 5 percent landed an F. “I think we ought to recognize that, during a difficult year, Miami-Dade students and teachers not only performed, but outperformed,” said Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. Neighboring Broward County also earned a B average, with 33 percent of schools graded A but almost 10 percent slapped with an F.”(more)