Florida is one of about two dozen states developing a new standardized test as part of a switch to tougher new education standards. The test, called the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers or PARCC, is a computerized exam which will replace much of the current Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, as well […]
Florida schools are in the midst of switching to new, tougher education standards adopted by 45 states and the District of Columbia. Known as Common Core State Standards, educators say the new requirements will not only ask students what they know but require them to demonstrate how they know it. Wednesday night, St. Petersburg College […]
Florida lawmakers are holding committee meetings in the state capital this week, preparing for the start of the legislative session on March 5th. So far, just a handful of education-related bills have been filed in the Florida House of Representatives. The big issue is complying with a federal court ruling that says Florida can not […]
Forty-five states and the District of Columbia are working toward full implementation of Common Core standards. But there’s a split in the way states will measure what students have learned. Two different testing systems are on the table. One test will average a series of test results to determine a student’s score. The other is […]
2012 was a busy year in Florida education. One state education commissioner left, while another will take the reins early next year. And Florida got great news on an international comparison. Here are the biggest education stories of 2012, with links to StateImpact Florida coverage. International test results — The biggest education story of the […]
Gov. Rick Scott says students receiving tax credit scholarships to private schools should be subject to the same regulations as other public school students. That would means taking the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or PARCC, the state’s next generation of standardized test which will replace FCAT. But it’s important to note that not every public […]
In Florida, a high school diploma is not the same thing as a certificate of college readiness. In 2011 alone, more than 30,000 students learned this the hard way. After graduating from high school or receiving a G.E.D., they went on to community or state colleges in Florida and promptly failed at least one subject […]
Teacher’s unions and critics of Florida’s various private school scholarship programs have long argued that students who received those scholarships should have to face the same scrutiny as public school students. That means taking the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test — or its upcoming successor — in order to make apples-to-apples comparisons between school performance. But […]
Fed up with FCAT? Well now you can get a peek at the test which will replace it. The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC, has released the first batch of sample questions tied to the new exams. Florida is starting the transition to the new Common Core standards and […]
Florida education commission Gerard Robinson says a Florida School Boards Association proposal objecting to the current use of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test does a disservice to students and ignores a decade of state school improvement. Robinson spoke to state superintendents and school board members gathered at a Tampa meeting Thursday. A Florida School Boards […]
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