Friday marked the beginning of the end for the FCAT test, with a release of the scores from the Florida Department of Education showing the statewide passing rate for third-grade reading and math ...

Ever since Gov. Jeb Bush instituted the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or FCAT, in the 1990s, I cheered every time the state of Florida changed its testing program. This time has gotta be ...

The Florida Department of Education released the scores from the fourth- to 10th-grade reading, science, and math sections of the FCAT 2.0 on Friday, and the results are disheartening -- reading and ...

In the second report in a series on education, Tom Bearden looks at the standardized tests required for high school graduation in Florida. Instead of going to college this summer, 18-year-old Juan ...

Though Florida is adopting common core standards, the replacement for the FCAT test will be created solely for Florida. Duval Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti tells us there are economic benefits to ...

ON DEFENSE: Florida education commissioner Gerard Robinson finds himself defending the state's testing system during a visit to Orlando, the Orlando Sentinel reports. (Orlando Sentinel photo) ANOTHER ...