Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush gave the Governor’s Education Roundtable a pep talk on the need for measuring student progress and constant education reform this morning.

Bush came to Indianapolis at the invitation of Governor Mitch Daniels to share the reasons for improved student progress  over the last 15 years in Florida.  4th grade reading proficiency there increased from 53% to 70% from 1992 to 2007.   During that same time period in Indiana 4th grade reading proficiency stayed flat at 68%.

State School Superintendent Tony Bennett called the Florida example, “A model to what we should be doing.”  It includes more school choice and virtual schools.