Fla. school chief says no delay in new standards

Published February 27, 2013 11:31pm ET



TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida shouldn’t delay new academic standards it’s sharing with 44 other states or a related test despite looming obstacles, the state’s schools chief said Wednesday at an education summit sponsored by business interests.

Other participants at the meeting in Orlando, though, said they were worried Florida was moving too fast by attempting to fully implement the standards in the 2014-15 school year.

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