Daily Archives: September 24, 2015

Delay online testing, consider national tests, Florida school boards say

by: Leslie Postal|Orlando Sentinel September 24, 2015 Florida should use paper-and-pencil tests until its public schools have more technology in place and consider national tests in place of much-criticized state ones, the Florida School Boards Association says in its proposed 2016 legislative platform. The association also said Florida should find new ways to assess students…

Timeout needed on testing in Florida’s public schools

by: Paula Dockery, Guest Columnist|Tampa Tribune September 24, 2015 The results are in, and the conclusion is — well, it’s confusing. The long-awaited validity study of Florida Standard Assessment tests, as requested by the Legislature, has been released. And the conclusions are clear as mud. Without going into great detail, here is a quick summary…