Standardized Testing

On "The Florida Roundup," we compare California and Florida when it comes to property insurance. And later, Florida's scores on the nation’s report card, what’s at stake for Florida if FEMA is gone, the late Geraldine Thompson and young bird watchers.

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, students are still recovering when it comes to learning reading and math. A new report that combines scores from The Nation's Report Cardwith state test results tells us how each district is doing and how they can recover.

One of the bill's sponsors said it would provide a more accurate picture of ELL students’ knowledge and abilities.

The list was compiled after a 10-week listening tour with students, teachers and parents across the state.

Florida students showed marked improvement in math, English Language Arts, social studies and science this year compared with last.

A major proposal slashing rules on everything from how teachers are certified, hired and paid, to rolling back some of the state’s standardized testing system, has cleared a major hurdle, but the House and Senate differ on how far they should go.

For many districts, it was a feat just to hold even, as achieved by Hillsborough County, where average scores for fourth-grade reading and math held steady.

The class of 2022's average ACT composite score was 19.8 out of 36, marking the first time since 1991 that the average score was below 20.

It will be replaced with a “progress monitoring system” that would test students three times a year.

Once again, the Florida Department of Education has voted to allow students to use other scores to determine whether they can graduate.

A bill that would carry out Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plan to end the Florida Standards Assessments received unanimous approval Tuesday in its first Senate committee.

Gov. Ron DeSantis touched on a variety of topics, including education, water quality improvements, and proposed bonuses for law enforcement officers, during his State of the State address.