Top Florida Education Officials Consider FCAT Alternatives

Legislative leaders and members of the state board of education traveled to New York for an in-depth look at that state's Regents exams. For months now, there has been high-level discussion of shifting Florida's accountability system toward end-of-course exams, which experts say would be a more useful tool than the FCAT.

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What do you think?  Are end-of-course exams a good alternative?  What other options should the state consider?

tags FCAT, A-Plus, Education, Accountability (all tags)

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