school testing

Bills aimed at reducing regulations on public schools began moving forward this week, as a key panel approved changes such as eliminating testing requirements to get high-school diplomas.

The Florida Department of Education issued an emergency order Friday waiving accountability measures tied to state exams. Concerns about consequences of testing loomed with exams already underway for some students.

A Senate education panel has temporarily postponed a school testing overhaul bill—putting one of the two major testing proposals in jeopardy. Earlier this…