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 ...

FCAT testing has been suspended today for some Orange County students. Technical issues with the Pearson testing website prevented Orange County sixth-, seventh- and ninth-graders from taking their ...

Tampa, Florida -- The testing company that oversaw a computer debacle that delayed FCAT testing in five Bay Area counties is having to face some serious questions. Namely, will the company in charge ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A statewide hotline set up to answer parents’ questions and complaints about this year's dismal FCAT scores had only received 147 calls as of mid-afternoon Monday, but WFTV has ...

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) - Florida school districts are resuming testing after a computer glitch prevented thousands of students from taking the state's standardized assessment. The Department of ...

UPDATE: Official results have been posted on the state website. FCAT third-grade results are beginning to trickle in ahead of the state's official release later today. These scores are important, ...

For the next two weeks, students in Jackson County and across the state will be taking the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or FCAT. Students in third through 10th grades will take the reading ...

FCAT FAILURE: Florida education officials lower the FCAT writing passing score for school grades as teachers say they weren't properly trained for the new standard. • Superintendents suggest the FLDOE ...

Friday marked the beginning of the end for the FCAT test, with a release of the scores from the Florida Department of Education showing the statewide passing rate for third-grade reading and math ...

Parting is such sweet sorrow -- sort of -- as many Florida students took the FCAT for the last time this week, waving goodbye to the standardized test and marking an end to its 16-year legacy in the ...