standardized testing

Florida Department of Education Commissioner Pam Stewart says school districts can resume scheduled tests. The department is blaming testing administrator…

Florida students have dealt with an avalanche of problems with this year’s set of standardized tests, which were so bad that legislators have been pushing…

The Florida Senate is preparing to vote on a plan to scale back standardized testing in public schools. Significant differences between the House and…

The gap between the Florida House and Senate’s testing proposals just got bigger. And lawmakers continue weighing changes to the state’s charter school…

The House has unanimously approved a plan to scale back the number and importance of tests in public schools. The move comes after parent groups…

Three days after the start of the session, the House signed off on a massive plan to rewrite state water policy, setting the stage for weeks of…

Students could see an immediate change in the number of tests they take under plans moving fast in the legislature. The move is a response to widespread…

Update 8:48 a.m.: Leon Schools will not go forward with the online portion of the state writing exam. Districts continue reporting problems and…

Update 3/3/15 9:50 a.m.: The Florida Department of Education says it's testing administrator AIR has fixed most of the problems that caused statewide…

Teachers are overwhelmed, parents are up in arms and Governor Rick Scott’s executive order suspending a high school exam doesn’t do much.That’s the…