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What should a school do when parents don’t want their kids to take a standardized test? Public school students across Florida are in the midst of testing…
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The Florida Department of Education has released practice questions for the new assessments that will replace the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test…
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The percentage of Florida third graders passing the state's FCAT math and reading exams did not improve this year -- remaining largely flat for the past…
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Florida’s graduation rate increased by five percentage points between the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 school years, according to new U.S. Department of Education graduation rate data released today. But despite the
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Students at a Melbourne, Fla., elementary school were offered trail mix and Mountain Dew on the morning of standardized tests. A grandmother got the school to stop.
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UPDATE: Education Commissioner Pam Stewart has sent a letter to Pearson saying she expects “a resolution and explanation for this immediately.” “This failure is inexcusable,” Stewart wrote. “Florida’s students and
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This week's most read stories include: The demise of the FCAT, drinking beer and practicing yoga, the golden years of marijuana smuggling and six…
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The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test is dying, say Florida education officials. By this time next year, the FCAT will be replaced with a new, Common…
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This spring, students will be taking the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test for the last time. We look at what's ahead. Leaders in Tallahassee call…
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My son went to a school that received an “A” grade from the state of Florida. During fifth grade, his last year as a public school student, his…
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When my husband was studying for the CPA exams, he prepared for months. He memorized laws and rules and exceptions to those rules. He used flashcards,…
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The series on remedial education at Florida’s colleges by NPR’s StateImpact Florida and the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting has prompted lots…