After years of inexplicably large gaps between low reading results and sky-high writing scores, the Florida Department of Education admits to overly lenient grading of essays and says it is tightening standards.
By: Lane Wright
| Posted: January 19, 2011 3:55 AM
A Democratic lawmaker from South Florida wants to get rid of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, more commonly known as the FCAT, but her critics fear the alternative may be worse.
By: Kenric Ward
| Posted: December 7, 2010 3:30 PM
Florida officials on Tuesday touted record numbers of high schools earning "A" and "B" grades last year, meaning more money for top-rated campuses under the state's reward systems.
The Department of Education continues to press its testing contractor for penalties for late delivery of test scores, adding more than $11 million on Friday to what it says NCS Pearson must pay for damages.
