Eric J. Smith

Type: Person

Name: Eric J. Smith

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 20 2010 - 1 Documents

Common standards will strengthen schools

A diploma from an American high school might soon really mean the student is truly prepared for college or a career and ready to compete in a knowledge-based economy. A national panel of top educators is on the right track with its proposal outlining ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by St. Petersburg Times]

Entities: Education, Eric J. Smith, Council of Chief State School Officers, State Education

First Reported Mar 11 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 1 Documents

Are you smarter than a fifth-grader?

The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers have released their first official public draft of the K-12 standards as part of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, a process that hopes ... [Published Mar 11 2010 by St. Petersburg Times]

Entities: Eric J. Smith, Pythagorean Theorem, Council of Chief State School Officers, Zora Neale Hurston

First Reported Mar 04 2010 - Updated Mar 04 2010 - 1 Documents

Florida one of 16 Race to the Top finalists

Florida has made the first-round cut in the federal Race to the Top grant competition.It is one of 15states, plus the district of Columbia, (from a pool of 41) still in the hunt for a slice of the $4.35 billion school reform grant.The 16 finalists will ... [Published Mar 04 2010 by Orlando Sentinel]

Entities: Eric J. Smith, York (Pennsylvania, United States), Delaware (Ohio, United States), Louisiana (United States)

First Reported Feb 11 2010 - Updated Feb 11 2010 - 1 Documents

Florida education commissioner supports voucher expansion

Florida Education Commissioner Eric J. Smith is giving a thumbs up to legislative plans to dramatically expand Florida's tax credit scholarships (vouchers to many). From a press release: Florida has worked hard to build an education system that focuses ... [Published Feb 11 2010 by St. Petersburg Times]

Entities: Education, Eric J. Smith

First Reported Feb 10 2010 - Updated Feb 10 2010 - 2 Documents

No binding requirement to complete a workable Race to the Top plan, commissioner says

Florida education commissioner Eric J. Smith continues to defend the state's Race to the Top memorandum of understanding that so many teachers unions found problematic. In a letter to the Miami Herald, Smith stresses that no one should fear entering. ... [Published Feb 10 2010 by St. Petersburg Times]

Entities: Eric J. Smith, Miami (Florida, United States), Education