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This week marks the last time state students will take the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, known as the FCAT.The test is being phased out next year…
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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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Florida’s plans to add computerized grading of its new statewide writing test could eventually eliminate the need for a writing test, advocates for the...
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Education Commissioner Pam Stewart has recommended the American Institutes for Research produce Florida’s next statewide exam.The new, as-yet-unnamed test…
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On a recent March morning, the students in Debbie Capple’s class sat in a circle in the center of the classroom. Capple held a card with the word…
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States across the country are taking a second look at shared K-12 math and English standards known as Common Core. Florida will use the standards in every…
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JaxPort, Vilano Beach, and an angry bear are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories from the…
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American 15-year-olds scored below average in math among the world's most-developed countries, according to rankings released every three years. They were close to average in science and reading.
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It’s been a rocky week for Florida’s education system. The State Board of Education has reinstituted a rule preventing school grades from dropping more
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Both leaders of Florida’s legislative chambers are asking Education Commissioner Tony Bennett to withdraw from a coalition of states developing a new