Florida Standards Assessment

Just 53 percent of Florida's third graders passed the state’s reading test. That's down one percentage point from last year, according to the state Department of Education.

This spring marks the final time public school students will take tests known as the Florida Standards Assessments. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure Tuesday that will revamp the state’s testing system.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says lawmakers will consider a proposal during the next legislative session to end standardized testing in Florida's public schools. What that will look like remains to be seen.

How Florida assesses K-12 students' academic progress may be changing. Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to eliminate most of the state's standardized tests, called Florida Standards Assessments (FSA). Instead, the state would rely on progress monitoring.

Students will take the state’s standardized tests this year, but what education leaders do with the results is still up in the air. This school year has seen fewer students taking classes in person and policymakers are discussing how to address testing, and the results, this year.

The chairman of the Senate education spending committee says he’s determined to continue cutting back on testing in public schools. Republican David…

Florida schools received 2015 grades Friday. Education officials are calling the results a “new baseline.” This is the first batch of results from the…

Florida parents, students, teachers, administrators and most importantly lawmakers—appear fed up with the Florida Standards Assessment. The exam has…

With lawmakers in town for Session, many groups pick up the mic to air their grievances. The cries of teachers filled the Capitol Courtyard Thursday.A…

The debate over school accountability and testing is gearing up again. Florida lawmakers are proposing more changes to the state’s school system. While…