ORLANDO, Fla. — New Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test numbers released Friday show slightly more than half of Florida students have passed the state's standardized math and reading exams. Results ...

The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test takes another step toward irrelevancy this fall. A scheduled December field test of the FCAT Writing 2.0 exam has been canceled, as the state continues its ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — There is a growing movement of parents who are refusing to send their children to school to take the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tests even though the standardized tests are ...

“The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) is a valuable tool that enables educators to see how well students are performing and mastering basic skills of reading, writing, math and science. It ...

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, Fla. (AP) — Many Florida students continue to struggle on high-stakes tests in reading and math, although new results released Friday showed signs of improvement for those students taking ...

A Democratic lawmaker from South Florida wants to get rid of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, more commonly known as the FCAT, but her critics fear the alternative may be worse. Tuesday ...

Due to an inability to accurately determine the learning gains of fourth graders–a vital component of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)–Florida’s Department of Education will exclude the ...

Here’s the official story: Cheney Elementary School principal Kathleen Sanborn couldn’t wait until June to find out how her school did on the state’s all-important Florida Comprehensive Assessment ...

After facing criticism about his education policies during his first stint in office, Gov. Rick Scott pledged to make schooling a priority for a second term. PolitiFact Florida is still grading ...

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 ...