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 ...

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 ...

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) - This spring will mark the final time that public-school students will have to take tests known as the Florida Standards Assessments, as Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure ...

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. (WSVN) - A big change will be coming to testing at Florida schools next year. On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1048 into law that ended the use of Florida ...

Alachua County Public Schools will soon be gearing up for a round of new standardized state testing. Starting on Aug. 22, Alachua County Public School's testing window will open for the new Florida ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — This will be the last school year that Florida’s students take the Florida Standards Assessments (FSA), Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday. DeSantis held a news conference ...

The pandemic has changed the importance placed on standardized testing — and how schools administer them. Under a bill signed by Governor Ron DeSantis Tuesday, starting next school year, public school ...

Last fall, the promise made by Gov. Ron DeSantis to end FSA testing was welcomed by all. The annual assessments take time away from instruction and put undue burden on schools and teachers. They put ...