At least 170 Escambia County high school seniors may not receive their diplomas this spring after failing portions of the 10th-grade Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test in their last stab at the exam…
Tag: FCAT
Santa Rosa does well on FCAT, too
While 12 out of 38 elementary schools in Escambia County equaled or exceeded the state average for the percentage of students who did 4.0 or higher on FCAT writing test. Santa Rosa…
Looking deeper at FCAT scores
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas’ press release and the PNJ article on the FCAT are based on the percentage of students that did 3.5 or greater on the FCAT writing test. A higher standard…
Get away from FCAT overload
The Miami Herald reports that the Broward County School Board is fed up with FCAT overload and wants to scale back the relentless, one-size-fits-all FCAT preparation in their school system. They have…
FCAT problems continue
Jeb Bush leaves office and problems with the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test continue to crop up. This time the school scores/grades are delayed because of the problems with FCAT grading for third-graders…
State to rescore 2006 FCAT 3rd-grade reading tests
I can’t believe this didn’t make the daily newspaper today. Bill Kacsor of AP reports: The disclosure that part of Florida’s standardized assessment test was too easy last year overshadowed the release…
FCAT scores are out
Check out Florida DOE site: SCORES
FCAT scores are in for third graders
Escambia County – Math scores are up 1%; Reading down 4% Santa Rosa County – highest reading scores in the state; tied for second highest for math. Our favorite inner-city school –…
Martini Night: Dem Studds was as bad as Foley
Last night: one Martini Night guest argued that Rep. Studds, a Democrat, had a similar scandal in 1983. Here are the facts:In 1983 Gerry Studds (D-MA) was excused of having sex with…