The day ahead in Florida politics — Feb. 24
The Florida Education Association will hold a news conference Tuesday morning. President Andy Ford and Vice President Joanne McCall will discuss how Florida uses standardized tests to measure student and school performance. The teachers union has been engaged in a losing battle with the Republican majority that has controlled the state Capitol since then-Gov. Jeb Bush announced plans in 1998 for a school-grading system. The release announcing the media availability with Ford and McCall referred to the state’s toxic testing system. The FEA has argued…