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Parents are asking a Leon County Circuit Judge to order their children promoted to the fourth grade, despite their refusal to take a standardized test.…

A Leon County judge indicated during a hearing Friday that she was troubled some students were blocked from advancing to the fourth grade after "opting…

It’s the fifth season of the year in Florida: testing season. And millions of Florida’s public school students, from third grade through 12th are…

Leon County students will begin taking the Florida Standards Assessment next week. Those tests will be used to grade and evaluate schools, teachers,…

Florida's opt out movement has found a supporter in House Democratic Leader Mark Pafford. He's encouraging more parents to opt-out of state standardized…

The Florida Department of Education says students can’t opt-out of taking state-mandated exams. The Department sent a letter to key education lawmakers,…

The Florida Department of Education has announced plans to review the state’s standardized testing. The move comes after a year of criticism for testing…

Florida school district officials are writing thousands of new exams to administer to students this school year. The effort to create end-of-course tests…