Seminole County's "Top 5" Education Issues: A Record of Poor Performance

Today's knowledge economy requires a good education system so Seminole County can attract good jobs and Seminole's kids succeed in life. Straight facts are important to all of us. Especially to half our kids who are likely to grow up poor economically if we don't see through what the School Board politicians tell us.

1. Students Decline by Grade: Current 2006 FCAT Data

2. Seven Years of Flat Performance: 1999-2006

3. Projection based on 1999-2006 Record: Too Late for Our Kids

4. Seminole Rezoning: All Pain, No Gain

5. Seminole School District: Earns a "D" from Parents

The data source is official Florida education data:

All data can be downloaded from the Florida Department of Education website, and confirmed directly.

• First three education issues above: Florida Department of Education FCAT data download page.
• Rezoning results data above: Florida NCLB School Public Accountability Reports (SPAR) report download website.
• See a quick walkthrough of the original source data, at Confirm It. This illustrates how to download the data and do your own analysis.

Restore Trust, LLC is a private corporation set up to own and publish factual research on Seminole County education and Florida education. It created this website because the Seminole County School Board alienates parents and declares educational victory while concealing students' education issues.

Outside of Seminole County? What's your child's situation? Use the Florida Education Dashboard to see your surprisingly poor performance at middle and high school levels.

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