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SANFORD, Fla. – School board members with Seminole County schools have directed the superintendent to have staff draft language for a waiver they wish to send to the Florida Department of Education seeking to use other national standardized tests. The tests, such as the PSAT and SAT, are 98 percent in line with Common Core…
Glitches plagued the Florida Standards Assessment test statewide again on Monday, caused by a technical mistake by the test creator and vendor. Middle and high school students in Sarasota and Manatee counties were among those unable to log into the state testing portal on Monday morning, and testing was postponed. Previously scheduled afternoon testing went…
Florida Department of Education Commissioner Pam Stewart says school districts can resume scheduled tests. The department is blaming testing administrator the American Institutes for Research, for outages that stopped testing Monday. In a statement, Florida Education Commissioner Pam Stewart said AIR made a technical change to its system that resulted in login problems when students…
MANATEE — After a technical glitch caused statewide outages early Monday, standardized testing started hours later in Manatee County schools. In a conference call with the state Department of Education and Commissioner Pam Stewart, every district across the state was told it had regained access to testing, “We have confirmed that the login issue has…
NAPLES, Fla. – Collier County Public Schools announced Monday morning that all Florida Standards Assessment testing has been canceled because of a state computer issue preventing students from logging on. Lee County encountered the same issues, according to Jennifer DeShazo of the district’s communications office, and Florida Education Commissioner Pam Stewart in a conference call…
Florida’s computerized testing system ran into a new round of problems Monday, following a trouble-free week that had officials optimistic the system was on solid footing. Districts across the state reported that students were unable to begin taking their Florida Standards Assessments in language arts and math on Monday morning. The Florida Department of Education…
Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday signed a sweeping education bill aimed at reducing the testing requirements for public schoolchildren. In addition to eliminating an 11th grade English exam and capping the amount of time students can spend taking state-mandated tests, the bill (HB 7069) delays the release of school grades and teacher evaluations until the…
Florida ranked third nationwide for student success on Advanced Placement exams, according to new data released this week from the College Board. The Sunshine State also placed ahead of Massachusetts, one of the country’s “model” states which is well-known for its high academic achievements. AP courses aim to emulate first-year college courses, allowing students to…
A proposal that would reduce the testing requirements for Florida schoolchildren — and delay the release of school grades until the new state exams are deemed valid — is headed to Gov. Rick Scott‘s desk. The Florida House passed the high-profile bill (HB 7069) in a 105-6 vote Thursday. Observers had questioned whether the conservative…
The state Senate vote 32-4 to approve a measure that aims to reduce the number of tests students in Florida’s public schools take each year. The move came after several hours of fiery debate and promises from lawmakers that they will continue to evaluate the state’s testing and accountability system. “Several colleagues have come to…