Over the past several weeks, a brewing crisis over Florida's school grades has come to a head. It is clear that our state's school accountability system needs to be modernized to meet the needs of the 21st Century.
Over the years, students in Florida have performed better and better, not just on the FCAT but also on nation-wide assessments. Just like a teacher would ask a student to do more challenging work as they improved academically, the state has periodically raised standards to encourage schools and students to rise to higher expectations.
But because of the way the current system is ...