CHARTER SCHOOL MOVES AHEAD ON NEW STANDARDSFrom The Villages Daily Sun The state’s push for educational excellence is bringing curriculum changes to Florida schools, and The Villages Charter Elementary School is leading the charge. Training for the state’s B.E.S.T. Standards (Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking) happened over the summer as part of Florida’s efforts to dismantle Common Core and replace it with a more targeted system that provides periodic benchmarks students must hit by the end of their grade level. READ MORE |