Students take practice tests at certain points during the year so schools can measure their progress toward the FCAT and prepare students to take timed tests. And FCAT prep isn’t limited to school ...

The new test has a new look. The Florida Department of Education has released practice questions for the new assessments that will replace the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test next year. The ...

Many Florida students continue to struggle on high-stakes tests in reading and math. The Florida Department of Education reported Friday that nearly half of the ninth and 10th-graders who took the ...

For many Jackson County students, Tuesday is test day. And while the scores they get on the exam won’t play into whether students move onto the next grade, they will help determine grades for the ...

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 ...

The FCAT writing test uses a prompt — it is changed every year so no one knows what it will be — such as "Tell us which season you like best, and explain why." Some prompts are more inspiring than ...

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 ...