Many Florida students continue to struggle on high-stakes tests in reading and math. The Florida Department of Education reported Friday that nearly half of the ninth and 10th-graders who took the ...

The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or FCAT, is being replaced by a test aligned to the Common Core State Standards. StateImpact Florida's Sammy Mack remembers FCAT and its controversial run. A ...

Sarasota County third-graders, who typically perform well on the state FCAT exams, saw a slight decline or were flat compared with last year, while struggling Manatee schools improved, according to ...

After 16 years as the state-mandated standardized test, the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test ended its final round of statewide testing Friday. Plagued by criticism of its content and ...

Students who were supposed to take the FCAT test on Tuesday were unable to do so because the system went down.Officials with Orange County Public Schools, where Orlando is, said several other ...

The controversial high-stakes test that debuted last spring accurately measures a student’s mastery of tough new educational standards, a report released Tuesday found, paving the way for its use in ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Students will soon have a new test that will replace the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test or FCAT. American Institutes for Research, a not-for-profit, will develop the test ...

BARTOW | Students around Polk County and the state are sharpening their pencils to take the controversial Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test for the last time. The FCAT, called FCAT 2.0 since 2010, ...

The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test is dying, say Florida education officials. By this time next year, the FCAT will be replaced with a new, Common Core-aligned assessment. FCAT was born in 1995 ...

WEBVTT ALSO EN ROUTE RIGHT NOW. WE'LL UPDATE YOU ON AIR AND ONLINE AT WESH.COM. MORE BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. FCAT TESTING TODAY IS ON HOLD. THE TESTING SYSTEM IS DOWN DUE TO COMPUTER PROBLEMS. IT'S ...