After facing criticism about his education policies during his first stint in office, Gov. Rick Scott pledged to make schooling a priority for a second term. PolitiFact Florida is still grading ...

Ever since Gov. Jeb Bush instituted the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or FCAT, in the 1990s, I cheered every time the state of Florida changed its testing program. This time has gotta be ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A “Plan B” is needed in case the anticipated replacement for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or FCAT, fails to materialize or is delayed, the state’s new education ...

The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test takes another step toward irrelevancy this fall. A scheduled December field test of the FCAT Writing 2.0 exam has been canceled, as the state continues its ...

Does the Florida Department of Education need to overhaul its testing and grading system? Some say yes, and they believe several things, including poor leadership and a flawed test, are to blame for ...

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) -- Florida's principals were asked what they think of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test -- known as F-CAT -- and they overwhelmingly don't like tying school bonus ...