Election 2016: Standardized Testing “Opt-Out” Movement Spills Into Florida
• Education is often a key campaign issue in Florida, but this year there’s a new wrinkle, the so-called testing opt-out movement. Each spring, 3rd graders in the state’s public schools must take a standardized reading test. Students who fail can be held back. But a group of parents is challenging the state’s retention policy in court, and they want lawmakers to back them up.
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