""Who is making up these advanced courses, and are they truly equivalent, or are we just giving them an equivalent weight?" said Democratic state representative Felicia Simone Robinson. "Because if we are, and this is a course that we're just making up for Florida and it's not necessarily equivalent to the AP and IB courses, then we're putting our students at a disadvantage when they're trying to compete against other students in the United States.""
"Florida's Department of Education has defended the courses as "rigorous, high-quality academic options aligned to the state's education priorities.""
Florida's Legislature passed a bill to develop college-readiness courses called Florida Advanced Courses and Test (FACT) to compete with Advanced Placement. Teachers can earn bonuses for student performance on FACT exams, similar to AP and IB courses. FACT originated amid disputes over AP African American studies and launched pilot courses in algebra. While public Florida colleges accept FACT credits, concerns exist about the rigor of FACT compared to AP and IB courses, with some lawmakers questioning its equivalency and potential impact on college admissions outside Florida.
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