Call it "FCAT Mania." The initial two weeks of March are now officially dedicated to administering the governor's test. With the addition of history next year, the test could very well mirror ...

With the FCAT science exam just days away, many Florida schools undoubtedly are preparing students with materials from the state. Robert Krampf, north Florida's Happy Scientist, says in a recent blog ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — To the relief of parents and third-graders around central Florida, the reading and math FCAT scores released Thursday were only down a little compared to a year ago. The new FCAT ...

The controversial high-stakes test that debuted last spring accurately measures a student’s mastery of tough new educational standards, a report released Tuesday found, paving the way for its use in ...

Marion County school administrators say a new state portal that shows Florida Standards training assessments will be a valuable tool in preparing students for next spring's new era of standardized ...

A month ago, Florida educators unveiled sample questions for the high-stakes, FCAT replacement test and asked teachers and parents to let them know what they thought. So far, the response has been ...

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 ...

A complaint that elementary school students were drinking Mountain Dew before taking a high-stakes, standardized test has prompted Creel Elementary School to stop the long-standing practice. The ...