October 20, 2004
Schools could get FCAT storm waivers
By RON MATUS
Some schools can be forgiven for lower grades due to hurricane havoc, officials say. Students' grades aren't affected.
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October 19, 2004
State: Schools can appeal FCAT grades, students can't
By RON MATUS
MIAMI - State education officials said Tuesday that some hurricane-ravaged schools can appeal their grades next summer if students show unexpected declines on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.
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October 16, 2004
FCAT inquiry focuses on 2 employees
By REBECCA CATALANELLO
The Zephyrhills High pair are said to be the only ones with direct access to the completed tests.
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October 11, 2004
FCAT program inspires others
By SHANNON TAN
After the first school year, 17 of the 18 seniors in James E. Feazell Sr.'s program passed the FCAT
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October 8, 2004
Education chief supports pushing back science FCAT
By Associated Press
ORLANDO - The state's top education official supports giving high school students another year to prepare for the science section of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, a move requested by teachers.
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October 6, 2004
School chief asks extra FCAT retake
By REBECCA CATALANELLO
His request comes after the tests of 15 students were invalidated in a tampering inquiry, which cost them one of six attempts to pass the test.
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October 4, 2004
New FCAT push accelerates teaching pace
By THOMAS C. TOBIN and DONNA WINCHESTER
The intense new focus veers sharply from Pinellas' previous philosophy and has touched off a fierce debate.
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October 1, 2004
FCAT inquiry forces students to retake test
By REBECCA CATALANELLO
Fifteen students' tests are invalidated while state officials investigate school employees' handling of the tests.
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September 22, 2004
Bush orders FCAT to go on
By STEVE BOUSQUET
Missed school days due to storms may delay the test, but all students must take it.
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August 24, 2004
Most schools cleared in FCAT score review
By Times Staff Writer
State education officials have all but ended their scrutiny of scores of Florida schools, including more than 20 in the Tampa Bay area, that aroused suspicion because of a high number of pre-FCAT student transfers.
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July 24, 2004
More than 1,000 area pupils won't advance to fourth grade
By MONIQUE FIELDS
Summer efforts help only a few bay area third-graders pass an assessment test.
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July 15, 2004
Problem that threw Bush not on FCAT, officials say
By Associated Press
A teen stumped Bush - and herself, it turns out - with a triangle question she said was on her test. It couldn't have been; it's too complicated, say education officials.
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June 30, 2004
For some, FCAT a barrier
By DONNA WINCHESTER
The test remains a hurdle some students can't get over. And failure to pass it can put their futures on hold.
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June 27, 2004
Reading trends portend more school D's
By DONNA WINCHESTER
All but two county high schools could get D's from the state next year if low-scoring readers don't improve on the FCAT.
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June 26, 2004
Students progressing 'modestly,' report says
By Associated Press
A review of the state's school system shows that students are making progress in reading, writing and math, but the increases are small.
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June 21, 2004
FCAT, federal tests reveal school details
By JEFFREY S. SOLOCHEK
Schools' letter grades obscure some improvements, some setbacks and a persistent achievement gap between black students and their peers.
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June 20, 2004
What's behind those school grades?
By DONNA WINCHESTER
How can Blanton snag an A while higher achieving Bay Vista gets only a B? It's complicated. And for Bay Vista, financially disappointing.
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June 18, 2004
Revised scores lower grades for 8 schools
By Times Staff Writer
TAMPA - Eight Hillsborough schools were relabeled failures on Tuesday and one moved to a passing grade, after state officials realized an error in this week's No Child Left Behind report.
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June 17, 2004
Guarantee in question for eligible transfers
By JEFFREY S. SOLOCHEK
State and federal standards for six schools mean transfers to schools with better scores are allowed. But priorities and crowding might make that impossible.
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Conundrum requires an option to transfer
By STEPHEN HEGARTY
Officials don't expect many requests to change. In some cases, going to a school with a passing federal standard means a lower state grade.
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State asks: Do schools play FCAT game?
By RON MATUS
More than 20 area schools transferred high numbers of struggling students just before the crucial test.
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June 16, 2004
Half of high schools get a D
By THOMAS C. TOBIN
Pinellas schools serve up a less-than-stellar performance in the state's A+ plan, in striking contrast to last year.
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8 schools' FCAT grades drop
By AMY WIMMER SCHWARB
The district had a hard time living up to last year's string of all A's at the 10 elementary schools and the four middle schools.
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Elementary schools fare the best in grades
By JEFFREY S. SOLOCHEK
Seven of the county's 10 earn A's, three others get B's, while middle and high schools muster C's from the state.
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Grades bring good, bad news for new schools
By DONNA WINCHESTER
The first letter grades for the county's three newest schools weren't what everyone hoped.
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Plan would force changes in failing schools
By Associated Press
If the affected districts don't act, the state board's plan may impose teacher transfers, even private takeovers of schools.
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School grades deliver joy, then new worries
By LETITIA STEIN
The state gives about half of Hillsborough schools an A. But the feds grade about two-thirds as failing.
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Schools get passing grades
By STEPHEN HEGARTY
Overall, FCAT scores improved over last year. But some schools didn't do as well on federal grading criteria.
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Schools graded a success by state, a flop by feds
By RON MATUS and MATTHEW WAITE
Some schools get an A grade under one system and an F under the other. And the poor marks open the doors for mass student transfers, a demand local districts are ill prepared to meet.
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Report details FCAT transgressions
By DONG-PHUONG NGUYEN
Two Gorrie Elementary teachers pointed out incorrect answers, according to an investigative report.
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