Florida’s remedial education needs are much greater than in many other states. Nationwide, about 40 percent of all first-year students need remedial education before they can enroll in credit-bearing courses.
The switch to Common Core State Standards will put more emphasis on reading across disciplines, experts say. Education Week has some solid examples of how that will work, and how the new standards stress comprehension. They also will put more emphasis on writing: Reading instruction is no longer the sole province of the language arts […]
Preliminary writing scores on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) have plunged, and state education leaders are taking emergency action. Standards were raised a year ago, making the test more rigorous. The passing grade is 4. The highest possible score is 6. So how bad are the results? 81 percent of 4th graders scored at […]
The Florida Board of Education is holding an emergency meeting this morning to debate whether to lower the passing score on the writing portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. (Watch here, starting at 10:30) Results show the state passing rate plunged this year, following changes to FCAT writing last year. So what changed?
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