Study Shows Florida Students Lag Behind Rest of the World, Says StudentsFirst

The Florida director of bipartisan education-advocate StudentsFirst issued a statement Tuesday claiming the proof is at hand, Florida students are falling behind much of the rest of the world.

Nikki Lowrey was commenting on the morning release of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report:

Today's report shows our kids are falling behind. And while reforms are making a difference and we can all point to signs of progress weve made in Florida, the fact is, our students are not keeping up with the rest of the world in the classroom," Lowrey said.

As the rest of the world advances rapidly, we can't sit idle and make excuses for a system that fails to provide so many of our kids with great schools and great teachers. This report should motivate all of us to do better for our children -- to intensify our focus and remember what's at stake. Were not getting to where we need to be fast enough and easing up on the gas pedal, or lowering the bar for our students, wont help them compete in the world theyre about to inherit.

Read the Sunshine State News story of the PISA report here.