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A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

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Students applying to Florida's public universities will soon have the option of taking a third standardized test besides the staple SAT and ACT tests.

Florida students seeking a spot in the state’s public universities can now use scores from the little-known Classic Learning Test to apply to those 12 schools, which had required an ACT or SAT as part of their application process. The Board of Governors voted Friday to approve the Classic Learning Test as an admissions option, so students can now apply with an ACT, SAT or CLT score. The change ...

By Denise Royal, Carlos Suarez and Ashley R. Williams, CNN

The State University of Florida will likely approve the CLT to be considered for college admissions, making it the first state to fully endorse the emerging classical education test.

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A roundup of Florida education news from around the state

The Classical Learning Test, a standardized test trying to “engage students with some of the most important ideas, texts, and subjects,” could soon be accepted by public universities in Florida as a means of admission.

Coming soon to Florida: an alternative college entry exam backed by the state’s right-wing governor, Ron DeSantis.