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| 11/25/2014

"If the legislators and governor are so confident about how good this test is for education, why don’t they take the seventh grade test?"

-- Hollywood resident Dan McMurtrie

This spring, Florida students will take a brand new test tied to the state’s new math, reading and writing standards.

This is the test that replaces the FCAT. It’s known as the Florida Standards Assessment, and it’ll be online.

What’s on the test won’t be the only thing different about the exam. Students will also find new types of questions.

Read more at StateImpact Florida.

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