The annual FCAT writing test begins in a month, and fourth-, eighth- and tenth-graders across Florida are practicing their skills -- often using prompts that force them to elaborate on things they ...

The WESH 2 I-Team has exposed the biggest failure of Florida's Comprehensive Assessment Test and the controversy it's stirring up.Tenth-grade English teacher Craig Bell recently handed out FCAT ...

Despite a tougher grading scale, Florida students in grades four through eight did better than expected on FCAT 2.0 reading and math exams, according to state education administrators. About six out ...

Manatee County, Florida -- The percentage of Manatee County third-graders scoring proficient or higher increased in both reading and math, according to FCAT 2.0 results released today by the Florida ...

Bradenton, Florida -- The first round of FCAT scores are out, in this the last year for the controversial test. The state released scores for third graders in reading and math, plus the writing test ...

The results are in from Florida's final year of the FCAT, but preliminary reports from the state showed little to no improvement across the board, especially in third grade. According to the Florida ...

WEBVTT FORWARD AND ESPECIALLY TO QUESTIONING MR. SMITH. FCAT READING, WRITING AND MATH SCORES ARE OUT AND STATE LEADERS SAY MOST OF WHAT THEY'VE SEEN IS IMPRESSIVE. WESH 2'S GAIL PASCHALL-BROWN TAKES ...

Because you love reactor panels and so do we: A 19-person panel met this week and recommended that the state set a 3.5 out of 6 as the new passing score on the FCAT writing, according to the state ...

Lake County schoolchildren didn’t do as well this year on state standardized reading tests, performed just the same as last year in math but showed gains in writing, according to newly released test ...

A little over half of third-grade students scored at passing levels on Florida's standardized exam in math and reading in 2014, according to results released Friday. Fifty-seven percent of third ...