The study showed that 55 percent of Florida’s college freshmen required some sort of remedial class work. ... Dump FCAT in high school, rely on… Share this: Click to share on Facebook ...

But they won’t earn diplomas this spring because they couldn’t pass FCAT, the state’s exit exam.For each of those students, the failure is frustrating and discouraging.

TALLAHASSEE -- Hundreds, if not thousands, of students will be going to college without having to pass Florida's high-stakes FCAT exam. This was the first year that high school seniors were suppose… ...

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TOM BEARDEN: Instead of going to college this summer, 18-year-old Juan Guerrero may have to keep working at a fast-food restaurant in Miami Beach.

"But in FCAT they score it and then they give it to you. They don't say what you need to work on, ... It will affect his or her further years in school and college," said Sojeet Sharma, 11.

A self-professed class clown, Middleton, 20, said he treated the FCAT as a joke, ... get my GED and not go to college because I was scared that if I couldn't pass I wouldn't do well in school." ...

FCAT tutor roles growing, helping State releases third-grade scores for schools; generally, ... Others look to high schoolers who want volunteer hours for their college applications.

Of Alachua County's 1,700 seniors, 109, or 6.4 percent, have yet to earn a passing score on reading and 92 seniors, or 5.4 percent, on math. Statewide, more than 14,000 seniors, or nearly 10 ...

The Thursday editorial on education states that the High School Reform Task Force intends to implement a program that will model high schools after colleges. This is, in theory, a wonderful idea, b… ...

OCALA - Florida schools will have to work harder than ever this year to earn good grades from the state and federal governments, both of which have raised the standards for passing their academic ...

It's going to be a little bit tougher starting next year to pass the Florida Comprehensive Test after the state Board of Education approved a new set of passing scores for the test.