The new test has a new look. The Florida Department of Education has released practice questions for the new assessments that will replace the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test next year. 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 ...

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 ...

Students take practice tests at certain points during the year so schools can measure their progress toward the FCAT and prepare students to take timed tests. And FCAT prep isn’t limited to school ...

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 ...

MANATEE -- Students around Manatee County have spent the better half of the school year preparing for the FCAT testing next week. The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test begins April 15 for students ...

With the FCAT science exam just days away, many Florida schools undoubtedly are preparing students with materials from the state. Robert Krampf, north Florida's Happy Scientist, says in a recent blog ...

A month ago, Florida educators unveiled sample questions for the high-stakes, FCAT replacement test and asked teachers and parents to let them know what they thought. So far, the response has been ...

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 ...

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — It's going to be a long weekend for some central Florida families. Thousands of students in Osceola County will have to wait until Monday to finish their Florida Comprehensive ...

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 ...

Drummers, cheerleaders and a gaggle of elected officials hailed the arrival of “Mr. and Mrs. FCAT” on a float Friday afternoon at Lincoln Elementary School, and the FCAT Bunny gave out prizes.