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Some face legal challenges, such as a bill that would prevent abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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The release comes as new data reveals just 53 percent of Florida's third-graders passed the state’s reading test.
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Governor Ron DeSantis said the change will allow teachers and parents to check in on students before the year is over.
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It will be replaced with a “progress monitoring system” that would test students three times a year.
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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.
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One teacher says she's concerned that testing throughout the year will allow for less flexibility in the teachers’ curriculum.
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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.
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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."
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Third-graders across the greater Tampa Bay region only saw small changes in how they performed on statewide reading tests.
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CORRECTION: In an interview published today by WUSF, an opponent to proposed changes in Florida education standards incorrectly stated when the changes…
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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,…
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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.