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PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) — The State Department of Education is sharing standardized testing results. Bay District School officials said the scores reflect growth from last year.  “We are happy to report the significant gains on the fall to spring fast assessments,” said Teaching and Learning Deputy Superintendent Denise Kelley.  Students were tested on their […]

July usually marks the release of Florida school grades, but not this year. Heres why they are delayed and why many schools may see their grade drop.

Last March, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation its proponents said would eliminate “high-stakes” testing in public schools. The legislation replaced the

Results from the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking exam, also known as FAST, indicate students made big leaps this past school year.

Because the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking is new, state and local educators said comparing this years scores to previous years was invalid.

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Florida students took more standardized tests this year with a new testing standard that monitors student progress throughout the year.

Two Northeast Florida school districts had the highest scores in end-of-year math and English language arts test, according to recently released statewide data.

Public school students took a new test this year, and compared to the rest of the state, it could be said that Miami-Dade’s kids aced it.

Students made substantial growth throughout the school year in the Florida Department of Education's first Florida Assessment of Student Thinking after scrapping the Florida Standards Assessment.