{"id":23341,"date":"2015-03-02T02:00:06","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T07:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/?p=23341"},"modified":"2015-03-02T06:56:19","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T11:56:19","slug":"ready-or-not-students-new-florida-exam-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2015\/03\/02\/ready-or-not-students-new-florida-exam-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready Or Not, Students, New Florida Exam Is Here"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The new Florida Standards Assessments begin today. Most students will take the exam online, though some students will take a paper and pencil version of the writing exam.<\/p><\/div>\n

At Miami’s iPrep Academy, getting ready for the state’s new standardized test includes rapping.<\/p>\n

Two students are recording the daily announcements, telling classmates when and where they need to be starting today.<\/p>\n

“Monday is ninth graders, with last name A to G,” one student raps, in a rhyme that’s no threat to Miami’s Rick Ross.<\/p>\n

“On Tuesday, it\u2019s ninth graders with last name H through Z,” his partner continues.<\/p>\n

“All testing is in room 2 – 0 – 4!” they conclude together, Beastie Boys-style.<\/p>\n

Today marks the start of testing season for Florida schools. Students have state exams scheduled every few weeks from now until the end of the school year.\u2028\u2028It\u2019s the first time students will take a new test called the Florida Standards Assessments, or FSA<\/a>, which replaces most FCAT exams.<\/p>\n\n

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