For the last time, St. Johns County students are taking part in the annual high stakes Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test 2.0. Testing isn't going away, only FCAT 2.0 as the state moves to Common ...

I have seen firsthand what [standardized testing] does to kids. [I am] so pleased to see parents standing up and opting out. So many parents continue to bury their heads in the sand. The bullying done ...

No. 2 pencils and printed test packets are disappearing as standardized testing in Florida finishes segueing into computer-based testing. This year, thousands of Escambia and Santa Rosa County ...

TALLAHASSEE (CBSmiami/AP) — Broward's school district was just one of several districts across the state which experienced problems administering the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) on ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Teachers in several schools across Florida were asked to stop their students from taking the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test on Tuesday after there were reported problems ...

Florida’s all-important FCAT exams were thrown into disarray on Tuesday, as widespread computer glitches prevented thousands of students across the state from logging into their computers and taking ...

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 ...

Florida schools returned to computerized FCAT testing on Wednesday after receiving word from the state that the systems were again running properly. Twenty-six districts reported problems with student ...

Cathy Swerdlow said it means everything to celebrate Passover with her five kids. “It forms the basis of Judaism, to pass it on from one generation to the next,” said Swerdlow. Swerdlow has five ...