Florida schools get more time for spring tests due to coronavirus concerns
Parents, school officials have raised questions about adequate spacing, time to administer the annual exams.
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Ninth-graders at Land O Lakes High School wait to get startedon the writing part of the Florida Standards Assessments in 2015. In 2021, the state has will require in-person testing despite the pandemic, and has offered schools more time to administer the exams so students don t have to sit this close together. [ Pasco County Schools ]
Updated Feb. 15
Facing mounting concerns about the safety of in-person testing, the Florida Department of Education on Monday announced it would give schools two extra weeks this spring to conduct the Florida Standards Assessments.