Related: Duval, other school districts challenge FCAT results Northeast Florida ... The biggest reason for the jump in writing scores is a change in how the test was scored this year.

Does he know what score they’ll need to pass the graduation test? The Jones High counselor has no answer — despite the fact that 127,000 Florida sophomores are taking the FCAT, starting this week.

How would higher FCAT cut scores impact teachers and their students ... Is the high school test too difficult or flawed in some way? I think these questions need to be investigated using solid ...

Fourth- through 10th-grade FCAT test scores are expected to be released June 9, the last day of school. Overall, Joyner said, he was "very, very pleased" with the third grade scores. "In reading ...

During FCAT season, students in grades three through ... the Alachua County school district's improved Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test scores translated to the best school grades yet under ...

The DOE doesn't release the FCAT answers or test questions. Instead it sends students an FCAT student score report indicating how many questions missed and the general skill section that needs work.

He cites three charter schools in Alachua County whose third-grade classes passed the FCAT test with a score of level 3 or above. While these schools are indeed distinguished for their excellent ...

Some FCAT answer sheets were not ... The audit released this week found some scoring “discrepancies” on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test and said the Florida Department of Education ...

Students will begin taking the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test on Tuesday. The Times-Union is running a series of sample math, reading and science questions for third through 11th grade.

Last June, after 12,000 high school seniors failed the FCAT, Gov. Jeb Bush signed into a law a measure that allows those students to earn a diploma by achieving prescribed scores on college ...

The very last results from the 2013-14 FCAT are due out in coming weeks, including additional test scores and school grades. District leaders on Friday parsed through the latest numbers for good ...

Now, two outside contractors are examining the test results, and department officials said school grades won’t come out until the audits are complete. But, the overall review of the FCAT scores ...