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WEBVTT THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT 4:00. I’M SUMMER KNOWLES. MEREDITH: AND I’M MEREDITH MCDONOUGH. WESH 2’S GAIL PASCHALL BROWN JOINS US LIVE. AND, GAIL, YOU SPOKE TO A LOCAL SUPERINTENDENT. WHAT DID HE TELL YOU? GAIL: SOME OF THESE OFFICIALS WERE SURPRISED. YOU CAN IMAGINE PARENTS HERE ARE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING. HOWEVER, THERE ARE A LOT OF CHANGES AND A LOT UNKNOWNS. >> I KNOW THAT IT HAS BEEN A SORE POINT FOR A LOT OF PARENTS WHO DIDN’T UNDERSTAND COMMON CORE AND HOW TO HELP THEIR STUDENTS WITH IT. GAIL: FOR MANY PARENTS ACROSS THE STATE, THE GOVERNOR’S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE WAS ELIMINATING COMMON CORE FROM FLORIDA SCHOOLS BROUGHT CHEERS. COMMON CORE IS A SET OF STANDARDS FOR READING, WRITING, AND MATH IN GRADES K-12. THE EDUCATION COMMISSION NOW HAS A YEAR TO REVAMP THE SYSTEM. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SEMINOLE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAYS THE NEWS CAME AS A SURPISE, BUT -- >> WE DON’T MAKE THE LAW. WE FOLLOW THE LAW. IF THEY ARE NEW STANDARDS OUR STUDENTS HAVE TO LEARN, THEN THEY’LL LEARN THEM. GAIL: SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDER INCLUDE RETURN TO THE BASICS OF READING, WRITING, AND ARITHMETIC, INCREASE THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTIONAL CURRICULUM, SUGGEST INNOVATIVE WAYS TO STREAMLINE TESTING. >> WE DO A LOT OF TESTING IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. PARENTS HAVE BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT MUCH TESTING, SO MAYBE WE CAN TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF TESTING AND THE QUALITY OF THE TESTING THAT WE DO WITH OUR STUDENTS. GAIL: RON BROWNING IS A SEMINOLE COUNTY PARENT, FORMER TEACHER, AND ADMINISTRATOR. WE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM IN OVIEDO FRIDAY AT A GOLFING FUNDRAISER FOR SCHOOL SAFETY. MR. BROWNING: IT’S FRUSTRATING AS A STUDENT. WE’VE BEEN WORKING WITH THIS FOR A WHILE NOW, BUT IF YOU’RE NOT SEEING THE RESULTS, YOU DO HAVE TO MAKE A CHANGE. GAIL: THE GOVERNOR SAYS HIS MISSION IS FOR STUDENTS TO GET A WORLD-CLASS EDUCAITON TO PREPARE THEM FOR FUTURE JOBS. >> THERE MAY BE SOME STANDARDS THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR THAT WE REVISE, THERE MAY BE SOME WE HAVE TO ELIMINATE, SO WE CAN MAKE A CHANGE. GAIL: WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A MAJOR OVERHAUL. AT 6:00, WE WILL TALK WITH THE FOLKS HERE ABOUT HOW MUCH IT WILL COST AND LIMITLESS AND WILL THES

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