By Matthew Beaton
The Florida education system tied with Vermont for 10th place in overall education quality, according to Education Week’s Quality Counts 2009 report.Florida’s overall grade for 2009 was a 79.6, or a C–plus, which is an improvement over its score in 2008. Since 2007, the state jumped in ranking from No. 31 to No. 10.
The overall grade was derived from individual grades each state received in six separate fields. These fields included chance–for–success, K–12 achievement, finance, standards, transition and alignment and the teaching profession.
In each of these categories, the state earned a C–minus or better.The state earned a 90.8 (A) in the standards, assessment and accountability category. The one sore spot is the 51.7 (F) Florida earned in spending, a sub–category of school finance.
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