Commentary: New report card shows Florida’s primary students surging, middle school lagging

Commentary: New report card shows Florida’s primary students surging, middle school lagging

In July, Florida proudly released school grades across the state. Nearly all middle schools scored well: 99% received an A, B, or C grade. But just months earlier, we got another report card: the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), that compares student performance across all 50 states. And Florida’s results were… not great. According to the NAEP, Florida’s fourth graders are among the best in the nation. But by eighth grade, the…