Florida Standards Assessment

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.

One teacher says she's concerned that testing throughout the year will allow for less flexibility in the teachers’ curriculum.

On this week's "The Florida Roundup," we talk about how Gov. DeSantis wants to end city and county vaccine mandates and the Florida Standards Assessment; a lawsuit seeks more transparency from the state in releasing COVID-19 data; and an all-civilian space crew.

Rather than testing students at the end of the school year, DeSantis wants to move to assessments in the fall, winter and spring as a way to be more "nimble."

Third-graders across the greater Tampa Bay region only saw small changes in how they performed on statewide reading tests.

CORRECTION: In an interview published today by WUSF, an opponent to proposed changes in Florida education standards incorrectly stated when the changes…

How Florida classrooms will be taught post-Common Core will be the focus of a listening tour stop in Tampa Thursday by Florida's top education official,…

Almost 20 states have passed laws requiring third-graders who aren't proficient in reading to repeat the grade. The policy started in Florida 17 years ago.

The application process has begun for a new state scholarship designed to help kids who are struggling with reading.Passed into law this spring as part of…

A state appeals court has overturned a ruling concerning school testing in Florida.The judgment is a major setback for the “Opt-Out” movement.Each spring,…

Less than a year after lawmakers overhauled public-school testing following the botched rollout of the new Florida Standards Assessments, the debate over…

Recently, President Barack Obama admitted he’d made a mistake when it comes to public schools.Like many people with big news to share – he posted it on…