The backdrop here is that testing is changing as the state adopts the so-called Florida Standards. The Florida Standards closely mirror Common Core practices, albeit slightly tweaked and with a ...

High-stakes testing involves standardized assessments that have substantial implications for students, educators, and schools.

After hearing parents and teachers argue that Florida students spend too much time preparing for and taking tests, Gov. Rick Scott vowed to gather more information. During his 2014 reelection ...

Florida students showed improvement in most key academic subjects this school year, making gains in math and reading as well as science and social studies, according to state standardized test ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Monday will roll out a series of education proposals that touches on everything from high-stakes testing to the cost of college and represents ...

Florida Senate passed an education bill removing algebra and language arts test requirements for high school diplomas.

Does the Florida Department of Education need to overhaul its testing and grading system? Some say yes, and they believe several things, including poor leadership and a flawed test, are to blame ...

A number of colleges and universities have elected to bring back required standardized testing requirements, including Harvard, Yale and the public university system in Florida.

Want a “special brain snack” to boost your test scores? Typically, performance enhancers would be frowned on by school authorities, but in one Florida elementary ...