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State Releases First FCAT Scores
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – South Florida and the rest of the state received the first results Friday of the 2013 FCAT tests. Those tests include FCAT 2.0 writing and third-grade FCAT 2.0 reading and mathemati… more →
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State Releases First FCAT Scores
wrote 1 day ago: MIAMI (CBSMiami) – South Florida and the rest of the state received the first results Friday of the … more →
Helen Keller Joke
wrote 3 weeks ago: Feb. 18, 2012 . Dear Florida Times-Union Editor: A bronze statue representing the State of Alabama s … more →
The Opt Out Update: Protests planned in Chicago and Colorado this week as the Opt Out Movement continues to grow and Louisiana opts out of the Common Core Standards
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wrote 1 month ago: Bush, Obama focus on standardized testing leads to ‘opt-out’ parents’ movement A decade into the sch … more →
Teachers Unions Sue State Over Teacher Performance Evaluations
wrote 1 month ago: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Teachers unions on Tuesday sued the state and three local school boards ove … more →
Test=Stressed?
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wrote 1 month ago: FCAT official blue logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Test =Stressed? Doesn’t have to be. For some … more →
At His Former School, Pitbull Motivates Kids To Ace FCAT
wrote 1 month ago: MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Armando Pérez, better known as Pitbull, paid a surprise visit to his former eleme … more →
Free Breakfast For Students On First Day Of FCATs
wrote 1 month ago: MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Nearly two million South Florida students will soon be picking up their #2 … more →
State Costs for Adopting and Implementing the Common Core State Standards
wrote 1 month ago: Truth in American Education National Education Standards and Tests: Big Expense, Little Value Lindse … more →
State Costs for Adopting and Implementing the Common Core State Standards
wrote 1 month ago: Truth in American Education National Education Standards and Tests: Big Expense, Little Value Lindse … more →
The Opt Out Update: More parents around the country are opting their students out of high stakes testing and the issue of student privacy rights is front and center
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wrote 2 months ago: First, we’ll begin with why parents are opting their children out of high stakes testing. Blin … more →
Bennett: Fla. Needs 'Plan B' For FCAT Replacement
wrote 3 months ago: TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — Florida’s new education commissioner wants a backup plan in case the ant … more →
Florida Adopting Nationwide Education Standards
wrote 5 months ago: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s schools are adopting uniform academic standards shared with … more →
Scott Says Public, Private Schools Should Face Same Standards
wrote 5 months ago: TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – On education, Gov. Rick Scott made it clear he supports the notion that all … more →
The More I Teach, the More I Want to Home School
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wrote 8 months ago: First, I should specify that I have no children yet. Still, I have been thinking about … more →
FL Education Commissioner Robinson Resigns
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wrote 9 months ago: TALLAHASSEE (CBS4/AP) — Just weeks after Florida Education leaders came under fire for a glitch in t … more →
Gov. Scott Envisions Changes To FCAT, Not Florida Health Care
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wrote 10 months ago: MIRAMAR BEACH (CBS4/HERALD) — Referring to the FCAT on Friday, Governor Rick Scott was clear: … more →
Weekly Update: Opting out, push back, a red, white and blue charter school and Matt Farmer breaks it down
wrote 11 months ago: “Opting out of standardized testing” is the phrase of the week and it’s happening … more →
Class of 2012 Graduation Day
wrote 11 months ago: Four years ago, my daughter and I pulled up to the front doors at Coral Reef Senior High, she jumped … more →
Final Set Of FCAT 2.0 Scores Reveal Tougher Scoring Standard
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wrote 11 months ago: TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) – As the school year comes to a close, the final set of scores from this y … more →
