/tags/fcat FCAT en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:45:08 GMT /education/2016-04-18/parents-and-districts-spar-over-right-to-opt-out-of-standardized-tests 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… Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:45:08 GMT /education/2016-04-18/parents-and-districts-spar-over-right-to-opt-out-of-standardized-tests rowan moore gerety /education/2014-07-01/check-out-the-practice-questions-for-the-new-fcat-replacement The Florida Department of Education has released practice questions for the new assessments that will replace the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test… Tue, 01 Jul 2014 20:51:29 GMT /education/2014-07-01/check-out-the-practice-questions-for-the-new-fcat-replacement Sammy Mack /education/2014-05-23/third-grade-passing-rates-on-fcat-math-and-reading-flat 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… Fri, 23 May 2014 15:46:10 GMT /education/2014-05-23/third-grade-passing-rates-on-fcat-math-and-reading-flat /2014-04-28/how-floridas-graduation-rates-compare-to-the-nation 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 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 16:19:09 GMT /2014-04-28/how-floridas-graduation-rates-compare-to-the-nation John O'Connor /2014-04-23/florida-school-offered-kids-caffeine-on-test-day 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. Wed, 23 Apr 2014 11:09:00 GMT /2014-04-23/florida-school-offered-kids-caffeine-on-test-day /2014-04-22/schools-suspend-fcat-because-of-computer-problems 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 Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:21:46 GMT /2014-04-22/schools-suspend-fcat-because-of-computer-problems John O'Connor /news/2014-04-22/what-everyone-is-reading-april-13-19 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… Tue, 22 Apr 2014 04:00:49 GMT /news/2014-04-22/what-everyone-is-reading-april-13-19 Diego Saldaña-Rojas /education/2014-04-14/remembering-fcat-1995-2014 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… Mon, 14 Apr 2014 11:56:56 GMT /education/2014-04-14/remembering-fcat-1995-2014 Sammy Mack /show/the-south-florida-roundup/2014-03-21/the-end-of-fcat 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… Fri, 21 Mar 2014 14:46:40 GMT /show/the-south-florida-roundup/2014-03-21/the-end-of-fcat /education/2013-07-22/floridas-school-grading-system-remains-flawed-parent-says 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… Mon, 22 Jul 2013 15:35:31 GMT /education/2013-07-22/floridas-school-grading-system-remains-flawed-parent-says Carolina Garcia