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The Monroe County School Board discussed state testing at its recent meeting and set the 2024-25 school calendar, among other items.

Monroe County School District Superintendent Theresa Axford, at the Feb. 14 school board meeting in Key West, said the district received a five-year, $8.9 million grant for wellness and crisis

The implementation of the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking testing this year means how schools and the School District of Lee County will be graded has ch

The implementation of the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking testing this year means how schools and district will be graded has changed — the number of c

The implementation of the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking testing this year means how schools and district will be graded has changed — the number of c

The Florida Assessment of Student Thinking tests students in pre-kindergarten through 10th grade in reading, and pre-k through eighth grade in math.

Students lost 9 weeks of foundational literacy skills during pandemic.

The new Florida Assessment of Student Thinking is a progress-monitoring assessment for reading and math taken by students from VPK through 10th grade.

Volusia County Schools administration and the board said the move will give instructional time back to teachers and reduce stress on students.

When the Florida legislature implemented new standardized testing, it promised a 75% reduction in testing. Yet students are now testing three times a year.