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• Higher H.S. grad standards headed for full Senate vote

  
  Florida Blog — Authority: 153
  Its a busy day for education in the Legislature. The Senate bill raising high school graduation requirements and replacing the FCAT with end-course exams just cleared its final Senate stop before a full floor vote. Voting no on the Ways and Means committee were Democrats Dan Gelber, Tony Hill, Al Lawson, Nan Rich, ...
  3 days ago

• More insanity: Tie teacher’s comp to FCAT

  
  ricksblog.biz — Authority: 139
  According to the Miami Herald, there is a bill in the Florida Legislature that will tie half of teacher’s compensation to FCAT and final exams. If this passes, expect teachers to only teach FCAT. Also expect all students to have to take final exams, regardless of grades —no more passes for high school juniors and ...
  5 days ago

• More FCAT analysis

  
  ricksblog.biz — Authority: 139
  The FCAT statistics indicate that the test scores vary from class to class as the students move through the Escambia County Public School District. Teachers don’t have the same impact year to year. Edgewater (percent below 3) 2007 Third grade 41% 2008 Fourth grade 38% …3% improvement 2008 Third grade 30% 2009 ...
  1 week ago

• FCAT Tomfoolery

  
  ricksblog.biz — Authority: 139
  Dark chocolate supposedly boosts a person’s mood. Teachers are putting dark chocolate Kisses on students desks. Also some students are allowed to chew gum while taking the test because it will supposedly keep their minds active. In addition, many Escambia County parents got automated calls from school principals ...
  1 week ago

• FCAT prep- is it working? No

  
  ricksblog.biz — Authority: 139
  We know that many of our public schools are spending hours of class time preparing for the FCAT tests. In the schools that have the lowest scores, they have replaced most reading, math and science classes with FCAT prep. What has it done? Very little to improve FCAT scores. Let’s track the test scores of the 2002 ...
  1 week ago

• Floridas Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Released Tests | FCAT Released Materials

  
  Dapx - Published news — Authority: 181
  Floridas Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Released Tests | FCAT Released Materials The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test® (FCAT) is part of Florida’s overall plan to increase student achievement by implementing higher standards. The FCAT Released Tests in reading, mathematics, and science should be used ...
  1 week ago

• Free Breakfast at McDonalds – Southern FL Students

  
  The Freebie Blogger — Authority: 600
  On Tuesday March 9, McDonalds will be giving away a free breakfast  that includes an Egg McMuffin, Apple Dippers, and OJ or milk to South Florida students under 15 and in grades 3-11 who will be taking the FCAT exam. The breakfast will be served from 6-9am and all students must be accompanied by a parent. ...
  2 weeks ago

• No Child Left Behind, FCAT, and Children from Haiti

  
  Florida Progressive Coalition Blog — Authority: 489
  A teacher I met via Facebook recently vented her frustration about the No Child Left Behind policy and how it is implemented via rules about FCAT in the state of Florida. The situation that really upset her involved a little boy that recently joined her elementary school class in Central Florida. She wrote: “There ...
  4 weeks ago

• LakelandLocal.com - Local Teacher Publishes Children’s Book

  
  Lakeland Local — Authority: 131
  Do you ever have a story you can’t wait to tell others?  For me this post is one of those stories…a long one, but well worth your read! About the Author A friend of mine, Katherine Boll, recently published her first children’s book , Dante the Dancing Goose .  You might wonder how this is local to ...
  5 weeks ago

• Florida Writes!

  
  With Great Expectations — Authority: 111
  While kindergartners dont take our state writing test, Florida Writes (thank goodness!), I was involved anyway this past week as a scribe for a 4th grade Special Education student. I had practiced with my student many times in mock assessments to get ready for the big day. As the children who had scribes gathered in ...
  5 weeks ago

• Are You Ready for FCAT Writes on Februray 9th 2010?

  
  Education and Technology — Authority:
  The FCAT starts on Tuesday February the 9th, which is next Tuesday. Get the Full Schedule here Main FCAT Site here I know that one of the big questions that is asked by high school students and parents is: Is a passing score on the FCAT Writing assessment a graduation requirement? The answer as of right ...
  6 weeks ago

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