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Jim from Ocala asked us why schools add on extra testing beyond the statewide Florida Standards Assessment test.
Read More »Untold Florida: How Many Standardized Tests Should Students Be Taking Each Year?
Close, Convert To Charter, Or Outside Operator: Options For Terwilliger Elementary To Be Discussed At Meeting
Myra Terwilliger Elementary School will face the possibility of closure if it doesn’t receive a C or higher letter grade for the 2018-19 school year, after receiving a D for the past three years.
Read More »Florida Supreme Court Won’t Consider ‘Opt Out’ Lawsuit
The Florida Supreme Court won't take up a case that challenged the right of school districts to hold third-graders back when they score badly on a mandated standardized reading test.
Read More »Court Questions Student ‘Opt Out’ Arguments
An appeals court sounded skeptical Tuesday of a Leon County judge's ruling that the state and the Hernando County School Board erred in their approach to students who "opted out" of a state standardized test.
Read More »Florida Judge Rules That Tests Can’t Be Used To Hold Students Back
A Florida Circuit Judge ruled that school districts must consider other options than just students' performances on tests when promoting students to the fourth grade.
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