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Senate Targets ‘High Stakes’ Testing

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By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate on Thursday passed a wide-ranging education bill that includes eliminating a requirement that high-school students pass algebra and language-arts tests to earn standard diplomas. Senators unanimously approved the measure (SB 166), which would represent a major change after years of Republican leaders saying test requirements are an important part of evaluating student …

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The Suncoast News & Scoop

A bill passes through the senate that would ease graduation requirements - The Suncoast News & Scoop

A bill passes through the senate that would ease graduation requirements - WFLA Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC The bill would end the requirement for high schoolers to pass final assessments for Algebra 1 and English in order to earn their diplomas. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K36HGgHTSY[/embed]

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Osceola News-Gazette

Florida Senate targets 'high stakes' testing in education bill

The Florida Senate Thursday passed a wide-ranging education bill that includes eliminating a requirement that high-school students pass algebra and language-arts tests to earn standard diplomas.

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News Service of Florida

Senate Targets 'High Stakes' Testing

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate on Thursday passed a wide-ranging education bill that includes eliminating a requirement that high-school students pass algebra and language-arts tests to earn standard diplomas.

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Santa Rosas Press Gazette

Senate targets 'high stakes' testing | Santa Rosa Press Gazette

By Jim Saunders Senators unanimously approved the measure (SB 166), which would represent a major change after years of Republican leaders saying test requirements are an important part of evaluating student performance and holding schools accountable. Some senators, however, said Thursday it was time to move away from “high stakes” testing. “If all they (students) learn how to do is take a test, then I think we have failed in our education syst…

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